New Buzzphrase: ‘Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes’ doesn’t agree with reality
By
Anthony Watts -
September 30, 2021 0
There is a lot of press being generated this week over a new paper titled “Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes” (paywalled). Real-world data suggests this is a completely false prediction. Today’s youths are in fact likely to face less hunger, have higher standards of living, be healthier and live longer, with fewer environmental extremes having less disruptive effects on their lives.
The Washington Post (WaPo) covered the new paper with the headline, “Today’s kids will live through three times as many climate disasters as their grandparents, study says.”
WaPo writes:
If the planet continues to warm on its current trajectory, the average 6-year-old will live through roughly three times as many climate disasters as their grandparents, the study finds. They will see twice as many wildfires, 1.7 times as many tropical cyclones, 3.4 times more river floods, 2.5 times more crop failures and 2.3 times as many droughts as someone born in 1960.
https://climaterealism.com/2021/09/new-buzzphrase-intergenerational-inequities-in-exposure-to-climate-extremes-doesnt-agree-with-reality/
