“Canada is such a northern country, don’t we want a little global warming?” I often hear.
In a nutshell, NO.
We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb!
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I think the biggest misunderstanding of climate change comes down to how little most people know about complex systems and how shit isn't going to be distributed evenly.
It's not just the temperature.
Yep. Or how it impacts everything. Most people think of it like, "Oh, so instead of being 85, it'll be 90 for a few more days in the summer? Who cares?" when that's a profound misunderstanding and oversimplification.
I explain how plants only grow under specific conditions to people and if they have any experience gardening or keeping a houseplant you can see the dread slowly sinking in when they realize that even "just" a few hotter days could be devastating for food production.
