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androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
The term “climate change” fails to capture two important things: - it’s not just change, it’s *volatility* - the amount of liquid and gaseous water in the system is increasing The latter is the reason for the increased volatility I don’t think people are prepared for how nasty regular rainstorms will become
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Exactly right, the baseline GMST (global mean surface temperature of the earth) is higher, but so too is the amplitude around the mean Warm air contains more moisture, so we have the double whammy of a more energetic atmosphere (heat is just the kinetic energy of air molecules) and more water suspended above our heads
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