Not looking for a political argument. I need facts. I am in no way a climate change denier, but I had a conversation with someone who told me the average increase is only 2°F over the past 100 years. That doesn’t seem like a lot and would support the argument that the climate goes through waves of changes naturally over time.
I’m going to run into him tomorrow and I need some ammo to support the climate change argument. Is it the rate of change that’s increasing that makes it dangerous? Is 2° enough to cause a lot of polar ice caps to melt? I need some facts to counter his. Thanks!
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> the average increase is only 2°F over the past 100 years. That doesn’t seem like a lot
Look at the effect of such a temperature change in the human body. Normal human body temperature is 98.6°F = 37°C. Increasing this by 2°F makes the body temperature 100.6°F = 38.1°C, and you know anyone with a temperature like that is considered sick. Ask that other person how he’d feel if his body temperature was 101°F for several weeks, or even permanently. I hope this makes him appreciate that a long-term change of 2°F is very consequential.
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