On Jul 4, 7:54 pm, llewelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You describe weather extremes.
Of course. Those are the things that will concentrate the minds of
politicians
It's a bit like erosion on my small farm. Every day, little bits of
land get washed or blown away, but you only really notice when heavy
rain comes along and a few metres of paddock disappear into the river.
When do I plan erosion control? After a flood...
Most aspects of climate change are (if we're lucky) relatively slow
changes in terms of human perceptions (though fast in terms of
biological impact), so it will be the impact of extreme events that
catches the attention.
> We're left hoping for a good decision driven by a misunderstanding of
> the relationship between climate change and extreme weather.
It's only a misunderstanding if the frequency of extreme events
doesn't change by much. With respect to the 2003 European heatwave, it
will be a normal summer in 20-30 years. Not an extreme event...
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