The article itself gives them their argument to deny this: the study repeatedly refers to other megadroughts. So this current megadrought is just one more megadrought like all the rest. It might...
I would hope that this would be a wakeup call for the Republican climate change deniers
The article itself gives them their argument to deny this: the study repeatedly refers to other megadroughts. So this current megadrought is just one more megadrought like all the rest. It might be a bit worse than usual, but that's only to be expected due to natural variations. "Nothing to see here. Move along, folks."
That's a primary argument of climate change deniers: natural variations in climate can happen, have happened, and are happening all the time.
So, a change in climate, or what us hippies call "climate change", is normal and expected. What are we so worried about?
First, you have to build the case that the climate is actually changing.
Then, you have to build the case that somehow this change is different to all the other changes in Earth's history.
Then you have to build the case that somehow this change was caused by human activity.
There are multiple escape routes along the path between "we're in a drought" and "we caused this megadrought to be worse than previous megadroughts". Don't hold your breath!
The article itself gives them their argument to deny this: the study repeatedly refers to other megadroughts. So this current megadrought is just one more megadrought like all the rest. It might be a bit worse than usual, but that's only to be expected due to natural variations. "Nothing to see here. Move along, folks."
That's a primary argument of climate change deniers: natural variations in climate can happen, have happened, and are happening all the time.
So, a change in climate, or what us hippies call "climate change", is normal and expected. What are we so worried about?
First, you have to build the case that the climate is actually changing.
Then, you have to build the case that somehow this change is different to all the other changes in Earth's history.
Then you have to build the case that somehow this change was caused by human activity.
There are multiple escape routes along the path between "we're in a drought" and "we caused this megadrought to be worse than previous megadroughts". Don't hold your breath!