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#AustralianWildFires climate denial claims, "it's arson! it's been warmer before! fire's natural!" The truth? Human-induced climate change is a threat multiplier. It takes existing risks + amplifies them beyond imagining, affecting every living thing on this planet: including us.
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Steven Wise
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And the multiplier of climate change is human overpopulation.
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Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
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Not quite, Steve. Please update your understanding with this fact: theguardian.com/environment/20…
And solutions #6 and 7 on this list: drawdown.org/solutions-summ…
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Sunny the Solar Guy! (⧖)
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I thought I saw you sitting with @LeoDiCaprio at the Golden Globes. Anyway, back to the truth! Yes I agree cc is a threat multiplier! What about climate denialism? What threat does that pose?
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Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
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haha nope not me! The biggest threats in my opinion are (a) the fact that the balance of power and wealth in the world is controlled by the fossil fuel industry and (b) our own fear may doom us. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_G… and yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/12/the-hi…
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John Amoroso
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What's the historic fire frequency? I've seen comments about fire adapted plants but no talk about fire suppression. Human suppression of the fire regime is probably a more direct cause than climate change. Extreme heat and drought only make the high fuel load more dangerous.
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Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
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Please read section 2 and associated resources here. nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/25/
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Dave Hopkins
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Just how much compared to actual trends is this worse because of us though? Are we talking an extra 1-2 degrees? Or are we taking a prolonged period of 5-10?
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Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
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Dave, the planet should currently be cooling due to natural causes; instead, it's warming. Please start with the data and resources in this thread. Happy to answer more q's after you've reviewed them. twitter.com/KHayhoe/status…
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Not only is it arson but someone tweeted claimed “arson by environmental activists”
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Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
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I found that! pic.twitter.com/wNGMXizec2
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