Deaths from climate change

[JohnRoberts]

We need to be skeptical about any result. That's the essence of science. In the case of climate research, there's a pretty solid base. Unfortunately, the interpretation by some is far from scientific.

There are good books on the subject... "unsettled" by Steven Koonin does a deep dive into objective data/facts. Indeed many "conclusions" drawn from these facts are corrupted by ideology.

There's a part of the population that likes to announce the end of the world. Doesn't even matter what the subject is. I call it "anticipated schadenfreude". Thrown together with those who never see a problem, as long as it makes money, it results in a very thick smoke curtain over the science.

Science seems to have gotten even more squishy over the decades. Climate is complex and beyond accurate computer modeling so far (data must be averaged over too large geographic areas to be accurate). As computers get more powerful these models may get better with more resolution.

BUT that isn't even the problem. Warming is an objective fact. The important debate is about what to do in response.

Bjorn Lomborg's, "False Alarm" and more recently "Best things first" examines more prudent ways to spend our money. A fraction of our current spending could do massive good for the entire world with properly targeted spending.

JR