Comments by "snuffeldjuret" (@snuffeldjuret) on "Veritasium" channel.

  1. indeed
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  2. great rebuttal :P
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  3. the good news though is that Americans are more and more accepting the science (iirc).
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  4. the slope is very slope-y though.
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  5.  @CraaaaaabPeople  oh, that is a bold claim I don't see any credible climate change skeptics make. At https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/09/03/the-great-climate-change-debate-william-happer-v-david-karoly-part-c/ we can read: "We should also point out that the last few years, since 2010, the rise in sea level has slowed considerably to about 1.6 mm/year according to CSIRO." There is no debate if the sea level is rising or not, the debate is how much it is currently rising and if that will accelerate in the future.
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  6. why not?
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  7. there is no way you have a better argument than he has.
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  8. it is funny how the claim that "The Russian model" is the best is a 5 year old claim or so, so only using data up to 2014. It is as if those who advocate for the accuracy of the model need to ignore the high temperatures of 2015,2016,2017,2018 and 2019 for "The Russian Model" to look good. But hey, I guess you can't expect climate chance deniers to update their claims as new data comes in. Some even still peddle the "it hasn't gotten warmer in 20 years" talking point, which is hilariously outdated.
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  9. 15:45 for me, the title should convey why I should care to know the content of the video. Interesting and descriptive is all fine and dandy, but why should I care?
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  10. what would make us go into a mini ice age?
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  11.  @craigduddy8903  and what evidence do you have for such a decrease leading to a mini ice age?
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  12.  @craigduddy8903  I get no hits on google searching for "Scientists claim we are in for a decade long freeze as the suns solar activity slows down by up to 60%" Do you have a link? Is the article based on a scientific paper? If so, what is the original source? (articles are frequently misrepresenting scientific papers)
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  13.  @craigduddy8903  I didn't find any scientific paper as a source, but after a quick googling I am under the impression that it is about what Valentina Zharkova has said. In one article speaking on the subject, they wrote that she said: "I hope global warning will be overridden by this effect, giving humankind and the Earth 30 years to sort out our pollution," she said. But Professor Zharkova warned that any downward impact on global warming will last only until the Sun's two magnetic waves become active again in the 2050s. "We have to be sorted by that time and prepare everything on Earth for the next big solar activity," she said. So I am not sure what you are referring to when you say "Look at the facts your being lied to."
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  14.  @craigduddy8903  oh no, it is not an entirely different article at all. It talks about the same things as those with the headline you mentioned. I found it trying to find an original source for what Valentina Zharkova had said, as she was the scientist mentioned. We should go to the original source right? Ask yourself, why do you listen to some of what Valentina Zharkova says and not the other things she says?
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  15.  @craigduddy8903  well read this one then :) https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-predict-mini-ice-age-could-hit-uk-by-2030-11186098 You could have found it, just like how I found the one you were referring to, without giving a link. The one you referred to have said nothing about what the scientists actually said about the link between solar activity and global warming. No quotation and reference to any scientific paper.
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  16.  @craigduddy8903  If Valentina Zharkova is not qualified to speak on the subject, then neither are we nor Jon Austin (the author of the article). We would have to rely on what climate scientists say. But what do they say? The article begins with: “SCIENTISTS claim we are in for a decade-long freeze as the sun slows down solar activity by up to 60 per cent.” Who are the “SCIENTISTS” that makes this claim? Valentina Zharkova is the only scientist mentioned and quoted in the article, and there is no reference to any scientific paper or anything at all. If a climate scientist actually made that claim, why would the author not cite or quote them? I seem to have managed to find the relevant paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/795/1/46 So it indeed seems like Valentina Zharkova is the main person in terms of this article. Why would anyone think anything else? The most logical conclusion is that the “we are in for a decade-long freeze”-claim is made by the author. A person who is not qualified to make such claim. He is not a scientist and certainly not a climate scientist. EDIT: Not sure what you think of iflscience.com, but they report that they spoke to Valentina Zharkova and wrote (among other things) this about it: She announced the findings from her team's research on solar activity last week at the Royal Astronomical Society. She noted that her team didn't realize how much of an impact their research would have on the media, and that it was journalists (including ourselves) who picked up on the possible impact on the climate.
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  17. honestly I am a little disappointed I didn't get it right away as I "often" talk/think about the similar situation of the moon revolving around it's axis while orbiting the Earth, or Earth around the Sun.
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  18. it is very accurate in modelling the usual "skeptic" talking points indeed!
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  19. how is the rest of Sahara doing?
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  20.  @andysykes9139  my point being that although it is great to be specific and mention what area is shrinking, it is also important to not leave out information as it is impossible to draw a conclusion without viewing the entire situation. Other than that I'll quote a guy from reddit: "It is almost pointless to try and find out whether the Sahara is growing or shrinking, because of the sheer size of the desert (as well as demarcating what exactly constitutes 'desert'). In the late 90s to mid 2000s, the thought was that the Sahara desert was expanding southwards by a certain extent each year. This was of course somewhat exaggerated. On the other hand, so is the perception that the deserts are 'in retreat' as these articles seem to imply. The thing is, between the late 70s to late 80s, there was a significantly dry period in the Sahel region (the transition zone between the Sahara and the savanna) which exacerbated the effects of desertification, leading to the perception in the 1990s-2000s that the desert was indeed expanding. However, over the last 15-20 years in terms of precipitation, the region has been in a comparatively very wet period. Relative to the significant drought the area previously experienced, it may seem that the deserts are in 'retreat' but arguably that is essentially what is expected in terms of how vegetation has responded (it gets a bit more complicated because some of the previous mesic vegetation has been replaced by xeric vegetation in certain areas so while it is greener, it is not quite the same) I hope this help. I could go into more detail but this should give you an idea of how complicated it is to understand. Source - My dissertation research has broadly to do with understanding how vegetation responds to moisture events" Thoughts on that? "I won't even mention the increase in sea ice!" And again, do you mean Arctic and Antarctic sea ice put together? And do you mean it is a long term trend?
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  21. ah hahaha, look, someone is still using the "31, 000 names of climate scientists" talking point. Get with the times boomer.
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  22. and those "proofs" have been debunked time and time again. You talk about needing evidence, but what evidence do you have for "it’s natural like eruptions on the sun"?
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  23. The nature of Sweden is so good.
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  24. the world is bigger than your house :P.
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  25. what what? :P
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  26. you have to look at it globally, and over time. Locally where I live, it has been so unusually warm that I haven't had to adjust to winter from autumn.
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  27. Relativity Space is quite exciting, I hope they'll face great success :).
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  28. I mean, it is an elementary particle, so it is not that far off :).
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  29. is that where the craters on the moon comes from?
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  30.  @mrmonkles9836  why would I be? There is nothing that has happened the last years that indicated that climate science has been wrong, quite the opposite. What specifically do you think has made this video age poorly?
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  31.  @mrmonkles9836  if you are actually interested, you can read about it here: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/ Regarding how well this video has aged. It was made in 2014. The years 2015,2016,2017,2018 and 2019 were very warm. That fact makes this video age well. It those 5 years were cold, it would have aged poorly.
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  32. I would not have clicked on the former tbh, but not sure if I "had the option".
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  33. Learned helplessness. That is why faux racism and faux sexism is so bad.
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  34. weak ass b*tch, answer the man when he writes: "Al Gore owns a house with ocean views. It is over 2miles or 3.5km from the beach front. It is also 150m above sea level. So you point again was?"
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  35. I use subscriptions to not forget which places to revisit. It is very easy to keep yourself updated on what happens at the places you subscribe.
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  36. oh pleas do explain. let's hear the hurr durr co2 lags behind temperature again :P.
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  37.  @suicidalanimal1005  it is different because we have built a society that is not designed for climate change. It is easier for plants and nomadic animals to adapt. It is also different because of the rate of change, which makes it tougher for those plants and nomadic animals to adapt.
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  38.  @eirikmurito  If NASA didn't go to the Moon, how come the video of the far side of the moon (taken when they were there) matches what we have seen the other times we have been there (which is rather frequent these days).
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  39. 12 dollars? I'm gonna lay until the day I die!
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