RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
I can't wait until they have one of these shows in a year with no landfall hurricanes and ask "did global warming cause no land fall hurricanes this year".
Is Tyson literally saying the media is enabling "deniers"
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-18-2017 12:00 PM)fsquid Wrote:
(09-18-2017 11:55 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: I thought Neil was an astrophysicist, not a weather climate guy.
I'd imagine he can still talk about the topic with some level of confidence.
Not in the science community but for sure for those that fund PBS. I'd say Neil and Bill Nye are on equal footing. In fact, I would love to see a poll as to who is the best representative of the "Science" community.
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
Tyson knows that there was a high pressure system that kept Harvey sitting on Houston, pushed it back out to the gulf, and back in again. Shame on him for acting stupid and unable to comprehend the 50 inches of rain.
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-18-2017 03:21 PM)Kronke Wrote: Tyson knows that there was a high pressure system that kept Harvey sitting on Houston, pushed it back out to the gulf, and back in again. Shame on him for acting stupid and unable to comprehend the 50 inches of rain.
That was the unique aspect that made Harvey so destructive. And that almost certainly had nothing to do with global warming.
But Tyson has an agenda to sell. What difference does honesty make when you can stir up a frenzy to advance your narrative?
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-18-2017 03:34 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:
(09-18-2017 03:21 PM)Kronke Wrote: Tyson knows that there was a high pressure system that kept Harvey sitting on Houston, pushed it back out to the gulf, and back in again. Shame on him for acting stupid and unable to comprehend the 50 inches of rain.
That was the unique aspect that made Harvey so destructive. And that almost certainly had nothing to do with global warming.
But Tyson has an agenda to sell. What difference does honesty make when you can stir up a frenzy to advance your narrative?
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
The Sun is also having a a wild series of storms and eruptions. Our carbon emissions from the 70's and 80's are probably just now reaching the sun. lol
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-19-2017 05:49 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: I lost respect for Tyson because of this. He should simply stay out of this argument. Neither storm had anything to do with climate change.
He's a scientist and is going to represent the viewpoint of the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. There is no reason for him to stay out of the argument, not because of his scientific background, but because of his understanding of the scientific method and the consensus of study on this topic. Outside of the easily influenced American right, there is not a whole lot of scientific debate on man made global warming.
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-19-2017 08:01 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:
(09-19-2017 05:49 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: I lost respect for Tyson because of this. He should simply stay out of this argument. Neither storm had anything to do with climate change.
He's a scientist and is going to represent the viewpoint of the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. There is no reason for him to stay out of the argument, not because of his scientific background, but because of his understanding of the scientific method and the consensus of study on this topic. Outside of the easily influenced American right, there is not a whole lot of scientific debate on man made global warming.
Assuming this is true solely for the sake of argument, why isn't your side focused on developing engineering solutions and infrastructure? I mean, if we know every city on the East Coast is going to be under water in 20 years, why aren't we talking to the Dutch, learning how they keep their country dry, and adapting? Doesn't that make more sense than wasting that money by sending it to the UN climate fund?
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-19-2017 08:13 AM)EverRespect Wrote:
(09-19-2017 08:01 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:
(09-19-2017 05:49 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: I lost respect for Tyson because of this. He should simply stay out of this argument. Neither storm had anything to do with climate change.
He's a scientist and is going to represent the viewpoint of the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. There is no reason for him to stay out of the argument, not because of his scientific background, but because of his understanding of the scientific method and the consensus of study on this topic. Outside of the easily influenced American right, there is not a whole lot of scientific debate on man made global warming.
Assuming this is true solely for the sake of argument, why isn't your side focused on developing engineering solutions and infrastructure? I mean, if we know every city on the East Coast is going to be under water in 20 years, why aren't we talking to the Dutch, learning how they keep their country dry, and adapting? Doesn't that make more sense than wasting that money by sending it to the UN climate fund?
I think that's where we're headed. Its about time to stop trying to convince the unconvinceable and start building dikes and dams. The problem is the funding will have to be approved by bi-partisan votes and how do you get people who do not believe in global warming to spend billions to protect from the effects?
RE: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change and denial
(09-19-2017 08:37 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:
(09-19-2017 08:13 AM)EverRespect Wrote:
(09-19-2017 08:01 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:
(09-19-2017 05:49 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote: I lost respect for Tyson because of this. He should simply stay out of this argument. Neither storm had anything to do with climate change.
He's a scientist and is going to represent the viewpoint of the overwhelming majority of the scientific community. There is no reason for him to stay out of the argument, not because of his scientific background, but because of his understanding of the scientific method and the consensus of study on this topic. Outside of the easily influenced American right, there is not a whole lot of scientific debate on man made global warming.
Assuming this is true solely for the sake of argument, why isn't your side focused on developing engineering solutions and infrastructure? I mean, if we know every city on the East Coast is going to be under water in 20 years, why aren't we talking to the Dutch, learning how they keep their country dry, and adapting? Doesn't that make more sense than wasting that money by sending it to the UN climate fund?
I think that's where we're headed. Its about time to stop trying to convince the unconvinceable and start building dikes and dams. The problem is the funding will have to be approved by bi-partisan votes and how do you get people who do not believe in global warming to spend billions to protect from the effects?