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by TheOtherHobbes 1099 days ago
Textbook false equivalence. A potential meteor strike is very, very unlikely.

At this point catastrophic climate change is almost certain. The only question is whether it's just a mass extinction or whether it crosses a tipping point and creates a runaway greenhouse effect.

Climate scientists are not relaxed about this. They are running around in terror desperately trying to warn people. And - so far - getting shouted down by the polluter lobbies.