We are seeing the very worst of our scientific predictions come to pass in these bushfires par Joëlle Gergis
▻https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/03/we-are-seeing-the-very-worst-of-our-scientific-predictions-come-to-pass
▻https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d53fad89528f422fff955b780ff65d0a78ede295/0_394_6048_3630/master/6048.jpg?width=1920&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fe900dce627ae5d6cb020
It’s confronting to see military evacuations, usually reserved for developing regions of the world following natural disasters, happening right here in 21st-century Australia. The sheer scale and severity of the emergency has actually overwhelmed our capacity as a nation to deal with the unfolding events. Not just in one area following a single event, but across multiple disasters occurring simultaneously in every state and territory of our nation.
As a climate scientist, the thing that really terrifies me is that weather conditions considered extreme by today’s standards will seem sedate in the future. What’s unfolding right now is really just a taste of the new normal.
At this point I could restate all the lines of scientific evidence that clearly show the links between human-caused climate change and the intensification of extreme weather conditions not just in Australia, but all over the world.
#it_has_begun #Méga-feux #Australie #anthropocène #capitalocène
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