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The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them (www.theguardian.com)

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With some still unable to accept humanity’s role in climate chaos, we tackle common misconceptions and deceptions

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[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I think the CO2 thing is actually the case to a certain extent, but these are usually lab results where all other variables are controlled. So obviously in real life an imbalance in climate is a net negative.

It's similar to the claim having more humidity in the atmosphere (because of the heat) is great because you'll get more rain, but in reality you end up getting record flooding events, land slides and avalanches.

[–] its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 1 points 11 hours ago

Exactly.

Sadly, this simple explanation is not communicated. The resulting poor understanding leading to bad outcomes is spreading. I am not optimistic.