Peter GleickJul 5, 2023

As a climate scientist who has warned about the threat of climate change for decades, I think the fact that we just saw what was probably the hottest day in recorded history, and probably in thousands of years, is deserving of attention...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/world/hottest-day-world-climate-el-nino-intl/index.html

Show threadGregory Schwarz
@petergleick 2/ Notoriety given to extremes comes off as a scare tactic and begs the question why similar recognition is not given when extremes don’t occur. It makes a climate scientist look biased and that is something climate science cannot afford. At the very least a remark concerning an extreme event should come with caveats.
Jul 12, 2023 at 12:24pmWeb