Climate Alarmism Isn't Rational | Short Clips

We are hurtling toward the day when climate change could be irreversible THC levels already altering the station's Katanas capital is choking in its worst pollution of the Year. 5% of species will become extinct melting Carbon emissions are rising and faster than most scientists predicted But many climate change alarmist seem to claim that all climate change is worse than expected This ignores that much of the data is actually more encouraging than expected Yes, Arctic sea ice is melting faster than models expected but models also predicted that an Arctic sea ice would decrease Yet and Arctic sea ice is increasing. Yes Sea levels are rising that the rice is not accelerating If anything too recent papers one by Chinese scientist published in January 2014 And the other by US scientist published in May 2013 have shown a small decline in the rate of sea level increase We are often being told that we're seeing more and more droughts but a study published March 2014 in the journal Nature actually shows a decrease in the world's surface that has been afflicted by droughts since 1982 Facts like these are important because of one side focus on worst-case stories is a poor foundation for sound policies Hurricanes are likewise used as an example of things getting worse but look at the US where we have the best statistics if we adjust for population and wealth hurricane damage during the period of 1900 to 2013 actually decreased slightly at the UN climate conference in Lima Peru in December 2014 Attendees were told that their countries should cut carbon emissions to avoid future damage from storms like typhoon hagupit Which hit the Philippines during the conference? Killing at least 21 people and forcing more than a million into shelters yet the trend for strong Typhoons around the Philippines have actually declined since 1950 according to study published in 2012 by the Journal of climate again, we're told that all things are getting worse, but the facts don't support the This does not mean global warming is not real or a problem but the one side story of alarmism makes us lose focus if we want to help the world's poor who are the most Threatened by natural disasters it's less about cutting carbon emissions than it is about pulling them out of poverty The best way to see this is to look at the world's death from natural disasters over time in The oxford university database for death rates from floods extreme temperatures droughts and storms the average in the first part of last century Was more than a hundred and thirty dead every year per million people since then the death rates have dropped 97% to new low in the 2010 of less than four per million The dramatic decline is mostly due to economic developments that help nations withstand Catastrophes if you're rich like Florida a major hurricane might cost plenty of damage to expensive buildings But it kills few people and causes only a temporary dent in economic output If a similar hurricane hits a poorer country like the Philippines of Guatemala It kills many more people and can devastate the economy. So let's be clear climate change is not worse than we thought That doesn't mean it's not a reality or not a problem. It is but the narrative that the world's climate is changing from bad to worse is Unhelpful alarmism that prevent us from focusing on smart solutions