re: When Will The Planet Become Too Hot For Humans?

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What do you make of stuff like this?

Do you think such hyperbole discredits the overall message?

Do you believe it's hyperbole?

Do you prefer it to "radio silence" on the issue?

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Low-probability high-impact scenarios like the clathrate gun and ocean anoxia are an important part of the risk-avoidance case for lowering emissions. But I think it's hyperbole to talk about edge cases without identifying them as such, and if you don't, you're making the same error Al Gore did talking shite about an ice-free Arctic in 2016. It doesn't technically discredit the science at all but it gives ammunition to the professional obfuscators and makes the politics harder.