Harmonic_Flatulence t1_j8wt09g wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Reply to comment by if_i_was_a_folkstar in Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists by cynicalaa22

>I don’t think sea level rise will be the end of civilization, climate change however very possible.

On this point, we agree. Climate change (as a whole) could bring about dramatic changes to the human landscape. And we should be doing everything we can to convince people we need to change our fossil fuel focus.

And I feel calling this glacier "the Doomsday Glacier" is unnecessary hyperbole.

if_i_was_a_folkstar t1_j8wtv5k wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:55 PM

Given the stakes I don’t really think it’s hyperbole but we can agree to disagree, at this point climate alarmism can’t hurt. I personally feel like scientists often fail to communicate the severity of climate change to the public. “Doomsday glacier” is snappy and has a better chance at remaining in the public consciousness and having people understand the stakes