Irrational Fear

Irrational Fear

Shifting the Blame...

How Blaming Climate Change for Every Disaster Hides the Real People Who Should Be Held Accountable

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki
Nov 16, 2023
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It’s always climate change…

Blaming climate change for every tragic weather event is easy and convenient. However, this can be a dangerous oversimplification that ignores the role of policy and infrastructure failures in exacerbating these disasters. For instance, the devastating floods in Germany in 2021 were not caused by climate change, but by the fai…

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