Eric Holthaus is a complete nut job and has destroyed any reputability he once had. The same could also be said for our beloved Joe Bastardi who spews out utter bull crap on a daily basis like it’s going out of style. It’s important for everyone to understand that Holthaus doesn’t represent even a modest morsel of the sentiment held by actual scientists in the field & is being rightfully called out for his nonsensical alarmist -------- by those who actually know what they’re doing. This Holthaus circus should not detract away from the fact that after hundreds and hundreds of studies, observations, etc, anthropogenic global warming is indeed real and playing a significant role in the climate. The anthropogenic influence on climate is only growing with time as greenhouse gas emissions increase and the earth progressively adjusts to the new underlying base state we’re incessantly pushing it to.
It’s an unfortunate reality, especially with social media, that the most extreme, completely unreasonable points of view like Holthaus’ become sensationalized and broad-brushed to represent a particular group of individuals opinion on a subject matter. In conjunction with politicians who are only concerned about protecting their own pocket books and actually have no expertise in atmospheric science, you wonder why climate change is so polarizing, because it really shouldn’t be. It’s pretty evident to most of those in my field including myself, that climate change is in fact real and we are mainly to blame for the changing base state since the industrial revolution. Natural variability only temporarily masks the very obvious long-term trend.
It’s a complete disgrace Holthaus even has a degree in meteorology to begin with. He is the martyr that fuels AGW denier garbage.
Also, I could really care less if your opinion differs appreciably from mine or were offended or appalled by anything I said in this post, including my usage of the term “denier”. This is an opinion I’ve formed after a) having about a decade of experience delving into this topic b) at one time being a denier myself c) reading hundreds and hundreds of pieces of literature on climate change d) working my butt off to get my degree and understand the science of climate change and e) interacting with experts in the field who have molded my view on the topic.
I.e. All of the above means I probably know what I’m talking about when it comes to climate change, but if you don’t want to listen to what I have to say you’re not going to hurt my feelings.
