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muriel_volestrangler

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13. Bwahahah. Your "ignore what the climate science says, *I* know we'll be all right"

Reply to denem (Reply #12)

Tue May 5, 2020, 12:11 PM

May 2020

is a waste of space and time. You are just saying "don't listen to the scientists, listen to me". Not that you can do anything more than say "we only see this now in one desert, therefore they are assuming that more deserts must form before we see this elsewhere". The logic is a pile of crap. Bye.

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Study Worst Case: 1/3 Of Humans Will Face Heat Matching/Exceeding The Sahara w/i 50 Years [View all] hatrack May 2020 OP

I couldn't find 2050 in the article anywhere ... progree May 2020 #1

NYT On Same Story - A Bit More Clearly Laid Out To Your Points hatrack May 2020 #3

Don't see anything here supporting your OP's title here either. You might want to get rid of the progree May 2020 #4

Gah - more coffee! hatrack May 2020 #5

It happens 😂 Thanks much for fixing 😂😂😂 n/t progree May 2020 #6

Bonkers. denem May 2020 #2

The excerpt specifically talks about the climate niche for humans muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #7

It assumes desertification denem May 2020 #8

No, it does *NOT* assume desertification muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #9

Yes it assumes desertification. denem May 2020 #10

Show me where it assumes desertification (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #11

It is implicit. denem May 2020 #12

Bwahahah. Your "ignore what the climate science says, *I* know we'll be all right" muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #13

Ad hominem denem May 2020 #14

No. That wasn't an "ad hominem". An "ad hominem" is an argument saying that the person muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #15

Really? Because plenty of areas have started to hit those temps today NickB79 May 2020 #16

climate vs weather denem May 2020 #17