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Catch-22: Scientific communication failures linked to faster-rising seas (thehill.com)

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Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists …

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[–] taichara@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

That's really odd, scientists successfully communicated the situation to me for decades. Maybe the article's author just didn't bother to listen and/or deliberately ignored the message -- just like the lobbyists who worked hard to bury the importance -- because that's how things always go.

You can lead the horse to water but you can't make it drink, and now here we all are.