Saturday, February 02, 2019
Extreme reactions to extreme weather- and strike off the term 'Global warming'
Extreme weather events in two corners of the world- Adelaide Australia roasts at 49.5 degrees Celsius, while Chicago deep-freezes at -25 Degrees.
Look at the article on the left, and on the right. Elon Musk- he may be vain (the marijuana smoking on interview incident, the $420 takeover bid post), but overall, give that man a medal!
At the same time, look at this guy below. If the above is one reaction, the below is the complete extreme.
@RDT: 1) There is Global warming in the other end of the globe, and 2) The cold spell is due to breaking of the Polar vortex above the Arctic, which is, though not conclusively, attributed to warming temperatures above the arctic. Hence, you are wrong.
Apart from bristling in rightful opprobrium, when one does think about it- there is an urgent need to change the term Global Warming, as I had read somewhere recently. Firstly, to dwellers of the Chicagovian winter - be it any winter and not just this extreme one- 'Global warming' seems like a welcome change. The piece I read said that 'warm' has come to mean 'comforting' and 'welcoming', and analogies apart I would imagine it is especially comforting to those braving sub-zero winters in the "Northern" economies, and these Northern economies represent a majority of the world's empowered voting population (EU and US), and a majority of world GDP. The term 'Global warming' would engender citizen-driven change if the center of the world's economically powerful voting population was in the Sahara desert in Africa, but it's not- it's probably in NYC which is freezing right now. Therefore, please call it Climate Change, and not 'Global warming'.
Edit 1: Comment by Adi C with which I wholeheartedly concur: You're right, the term 'Global Warming' might seem a welcome change to areas that are freezing. However, even 'Climate Change' may not sound dangerous enough, and may just indicate a change for the better (cooler summers in Adelaide, warmer winters in Chicago). I think they should come up with a term that is objectively viewed as negative, say 'Climate Deterioration' or something. What say?
Look at the article on the left, and on the right. Elon Musk- he may be vain (the marijuana smoking on interview incident, the $420 takeover bid post), but overall, give that man a medal!
At the same time, look at this guy below. If the above is one reaction, the below is the complete extreme.
(sharing credits: Avtansh, who is experiencing the deep freeze in NJ)
Apart from bristling in rightful opprobrium, when one does think about it- there is an urgent need to change the term Global Warming, as I had read somewhere recently. Firstly, to dwellers of the Chicagovian winter - be it any winter and not just this extreme one- 'Global warming' seems like a welcome change. The piece I read said that 'warm' has come to mean 'comforting' and 'welcoming', and analogies apart I would imagine it is especially comforting to those braving sub-zero winters in the "Northern" economies, and these Northern economies represent a majority of the world's empowered voting population (EU and US), and a majority of world GDP. The term 'Global warming' would engender citizen-driven change if the center of the world's economically powerful voting population was in the Sahara desert in Africa, but it's not- it's probably in NYC which is freezing right now. Therefore, please call it Climate Change, and not 'Global warming'.
Edit 1: Comment by Adi C with which I wholeheartedly concur: You're right, the term 'Global Warming' might seem a welcome change to areas that are freezing. However, even 'Climate Change' may not sound dangerous enough, and may just indicate a change for the better (cooler summers in Adelaide, warmer winters in Chicago). I think they should come up with a term that is objectively viewed as negative, say 'Climate Deterioration' or something. What say?
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Good one! You're right, the term 'Global Warming' might seem a welcome change to areas that are freezing. However, even 'Climate Change' may not sound dangerous enough, and may just indicate a change for the better (cooler summers in Adelaide, warmer winters in Chicago). I think they should come up with a term that is objectively viewed as negative, say 'Climate Deterioration' or something. What say?
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