Joris MeysJun 21, 2023

I am about to kick some journalists in the nuts real hard.

YOU failed to report on the dire warnings of scientists the past *checks the 6 IPCC reports* 33 years with your bloody "both-sideism" and now it's our fault?

Fuck you, the Hill. Fuck you very very much.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057045-catch-22-scientific-communication-failures-linked-to-faster-rising-seas/

Catch-22: Scientific communication failures linked to faster-rising seas

Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists have soft-pedaled the kinds of catastrophic risks most easily headed off by cutting emissions. While scientific communication has improved in the 2020s, this…

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@JorisMeys Plus, from the Nature abstract, they appear to be blatantly misrepresenting the study by reporting "Here's how and why we're improving the IPCC" as "Scientists: it's all our fault!"

This information influenced the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report presentation of quantifiable and unquantifiable uncertainty, with the goal of preserving both elements as projections are adapted for regional application

... shocking that they'd badly report the science about badly reported science, I know

Jun 22, 2023 at 2:43amWeb
Show threadJoris MeysJun 22, 2023
@jaawerth this. Thank you.