Live data from Hacker News

2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows

nytimes.com

71–74 of 74 posts

Re: 2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows

#71
post #16

Is this not anxiety inducing for anyone else? Is that why I see these posts fall away quickly, or is news like this just expected now, and so not that interesting?

As long as air conditioners continue to work and temperatures do not become unbearable in my lifetime, I don't see warming as a pressing problem.

They will become unbearable for billions of people in your life time. Maybe not where you live, but literally billions of people. Will you welcome some of them into your home?

Re: 2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows

#72
The really scary thing about climate change is the time lag. The warming we are experiencing today is the effects of the carbon emitted 20 years ago. If we stopped cold turkey right now we’d still get another 20 years of warming- but we won’t. So 20 years from now, we’re going to look around and go, gee, this is getting bad, but at that point we will be committed already to another 20 years of warming after that.

Re: 2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows

#73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you insane? Temp alone is NOT proof that their is man made global warming. The world was covered in ice without humans. So the ability of the planet to change temperature inherently is self evident. All you do when you call people insane for bringing their counter points to YOUR argument is stymie discussion and polarize the subject.

> Are you insane? Temp alone is NOT proof that their is man made global warming. Technically correct I guess. Let us just say that the average temperature is rising from year to year. CO2 levels correlate very closely with this increase in temperature. Let's say this correlation is not sufficient evidence and we know nothing about CO2 as a greenhouse gas. What would be the next best explanation?

My point was We have no data on how much or rapidly the earth cooled during an ice age and any data presented For that would be extremely dubious at best. So again, correlation could be causation here and there is merit to limiting CO2 to see the effects but maybe the problem needs more studying instead of the proposed vast economic and social policy changes that aren’t guaranteed to work and will usurp tons of resources in the process.

Re: 2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows

#74
post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you insane? Temp alone is NOT proof that their is man made global warming. The world was covered in ice without humans. So the ability of the planet to change temperature inherently is self evident. All you do when you call people insane for bringing their counter points to YOUR argument is stymie discussion and polarize the subject.

While denying that it's man made is a red herring, does it actually matter if it is? If a volcano erupts and the lava is coming your way, are you going to stand still because the lava isn't man's fault?

That’s quite ironic. If the planet is doing it then we are screwed no matter what so just live your life now.
Post reply on HN