Sheril KirshenbaumFeb 2, 2023

Well, it's Groundhog Day, again.*

“Only in America do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny #ClimateChange evidence from scientists.”

* I share this meme every year on February 2. Source unknown. #science

Show threadedgeoforever 🍎Feb 2, 2023
@Sheril and once again I have to counteract this dumb meme by reminding people that weather and climate are two very different things: https://youtu.be/cBdxDFpDp_k
Weather Versus Climate Change | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

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Show threadChrisFeb 2, 2023

@edgeoforever @Sheril
They aren't different things at all.

Weather is an emergent property of climate. And an increasing incidence of extreme weather is an emergent property of climate change.
A nation's stupidity is an emergent property of policy choices that don't really value education and clear critical thinking.
however
-I like funny memes-

Show threadedgeoforever 🍎
@cris @Sheril If you watch the De Grasse Tyson video, they aren't fully unrelated. But we used to have the ignorants saying: "it's so cold today, what climate warming?" A good reason to be more rigorous in our language. Imbolc, Candelmas were in the Farmer's Almanach, based on years of experience.
Feb 2, 2023 at 3:58pmWeb
Show threadedgeoforever 🍎Feb 3, 2023
@cris @Sheril it’s not pure superstition. It’s the astronomical middle of the winter, and in parts of the world observations led to rites.