Climate science is an interesting topic. It’s extremely in-depth, people get very passionate about it. The biggest problem I have with it is that the people who are the most passionate, the most convinced that there is a problem, 1) Claim that the science is settled while more information floods in and 2) don’t even realize that there’s science that opposes the idea that humans’ use of fossil fuels are causing a cataclysmic change in our environment. When presented information from the other side, they’re often dismissive without actually looking into it.
I don’t know of any issue where getting as much information as possible is a bad thing.
There are a few things about this interview that I thought were compelling. The first is the point about how much more impactful the temperature of water is to an environment than the temperature of air in that same environment. I think he overlooks the fact that increased thermal retention from increased CO2 might have a more significant heating affect on the ocean, like it does with the air (he overlooks it as far as his discussion, but I can’t imagine that he hasn’t considered it).
Another very interesting topic he discusses is the impact of volcanic eruptions and their ability to make dramatic and potentially long-lasting changes to the environment.
I also think his information about Antarctica is fun to think about it.
He goes into much more depth than anything of the politicians and pundits who claim that the scientists are predicting the end of the world from Climate Change ever do. Even the reports from the IPCC don’t have this wide a scope.
Anyway, it’s interesting stuff. If you’re interested in Climate Science, regardless of your current position on the matter, I think you’ll find this informative.
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