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by kfrzcode 1108 days ago
There's literally nothing a "bottom-up" approach will do to effectuate any serious change on the climate. The climate is a dynamic system, and "climate change" is a tautology. At which point, ever, is any "climate" in a static state?

Never, because systems are dynamic, and it's chaotic. Now, if anyone (the State powers and corporate interests) actually WANT to "solve" this "problem," it's, uh, very very clear where to start. Nuclear.

But like many other scissor issues, it will continue to be used as a lever to slice apart groups so's they can fight each other.

When was the last time you asked yourself "What made and or makes me confident in my belief that this is actually a crisis? Why?"

Which papers and statistical analyses have you written? Are you "trusting the science?" Are you versed enough to truly understand how we'd even be able to measure this? Or is it just esoteric enough that it can be used as an engine of disruption, corruption, etc...

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Weather (short term local fluctuations) is chaotic.

Climate (long term parameters) isn't.

As an example of how this can be so, consider the classic images of spinning wingnuts in space ( Dzhanibekov effect | Tennis racket theorem ).

The tumblings of the wingnut, moment to moment, are chaotic and unpredictable.

The long term trajectory of the wingnut is clear to see, the centre of mass arcs in a smooth manner and the eventual impact point on the hull can be marked in advance.

( In answer to your question, I've spent decades in geophysics and related disciplines, I've measured gravity, ground radiation, cosmic radiation, continent scale tides to determine mean sea levels, etc. )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_racket_theorem

Double pendulums are a great example of complex, chaotic, and dynamic system. Given an initial state, I wouldn't be able to predict the outcome. However, I could easily go over and smash the toy and then have a pretty good prediction of the outcome state.

Anyone who is interested in having a deeper understanding of climate change I would recommend checking out IPCC AR6.

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6...