"As an electrical engineer - you surely understand what is implied by
the idea of climate as a dynamical and complex system."
Weather is a complex dynamical system.
It's not obvious to me that this is a fair characterization of
**climate**, i.e., the quasi-stationary statistics of weather.
Yes, climate is complicated. Yes, it changes. But the idea that
climate is chaotic, unpredictable, etc., does not follow and is not
really well supported by the evidence. Arguing this is a time sink I
haven't got room for right now, but I think somebody should at least
stand up and say it.
As always, the argument for more humility in climate science should
logically lead directly to an argument for more severe vigor in
emissions regulation (as Broecker, e.g., argues) but as usual that
seems directly opposite to be the point of our correspondent.
mt
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