@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-square13fedilinkarrow-up1117cross-posted to: climate@lemmy.stad.social
arrow-up1117external-linkClimate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say expertstheconversation.com@silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@lemmy.stad.social
minus-squareiAmTheTotlinkfedilink12•1 year agoExperts: “this could happen within 50 years.” Randos on the internet: “hah, half that.”
minus-squareDeceptichumlinkfedilink7•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.
minus-square@silence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilink5•1 year agoPretty much. It’s a statistical thing though, so sooner isn’t impossible; it’s just not likely.
Experts: “this could happen within 50 years.”
Randos on the internet: “hah, half that.”
Scientists: people will say we’re overreacting if we give the media the most likely figure, give them the best case scenario number.
And guess whose usually right.
Pretty much. It’s a statistical thing though, so sooner isn’t impossible; it’s just not likely.