"The UK's average temperature has risen by 1.2°C since the 1960s. That may sound modest, but in climate terms, it's seismic. The difference between our current climate and the last ice age was only about 6°C."
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Beware: weaponised nostalgia is the new face of climate denial. Not: 'The science is fake', but: 'We had it bad in my day too - remember '76?'.
It reassures, distracts – and delays the action we urgently need. The Bear is on the case ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
It reassures, distracts – and delays the action we urgently need. The Bear is on the case ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Comments
Pity they didn't include drought, floods and heatwaves in those articles.
We do need more positive news in our lives, but fake positive news isn't the way to go!
In addition to denial I think climate has the same issue as health: low literacy and numeracy levels.
7.1m UK adults read at age 9 or lower, and 61% struggle when text and numeracy are combined.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26009533/