silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoClimate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say expertstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down12cross-posted to: climate@lemmy.stad.social
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkClimate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say expertstheconversation.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@lemmy.stad.social
minus-squareiAmTheTot@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoExperts: “this could happen within 50 years.” Randos on the internet: “hah, half that.”
minus-squareBipta@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoAnd guess whose usually right.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoPretty much. It’s a statistical thing though, so sooner isn’t impossible; it’s just not likely.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down12·1 year agoScientists: people will say we’re overreacting if we give the media the most likely figure, give them the best case scenario number.
Experts: “this could happen within 50 years.”
Randos on the internet: “hah, half that.”
And guess whose usually right.
Pretty much. It’s a statistical thing though, so sooner isn’t impossible; it’s just not likely.
Scientists: people will say we’re overreacting if we give the media the most likely figure, give them the best case scenario number.