{"id":179645,"date":"2021-12-25T19:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=179645"},"modified":"2021-12-25T19:09:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T18:09:50","slug":"uk-professors-blame-fictional-future-weather-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=179645","title":{"rendered":"UK Professors Blame Fictional Future Weather on Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"179646\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=179646\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0The-Wheel-of-Time.jpg?fit=750%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0The-Wheel-of-Time\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0The-Wheel-of-Time.jpg?fit=723%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0The-Wheel-of-Time.jpg?resize=723%2C463&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179646\" width=\"723\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0The-Wheel-of-Time.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0The-Wheel-of-Time.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0The-Wheel-of-Time.jpg?resize=125%2C80&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Wheel of Time\u201d TV series apparently features magical powers, dark forces and a warmer climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wheel of Time is set thousands of years from now, yet it\u2019s still burdened with today\u2019s climate&nbsp;change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 22, 2021 7.41am AEDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/dann-mitchell-1187089\">Dann Mitchell<\/a>&nbsp;Professor of Climate Science, University of Bristol<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/emily-ball-1300788\">Emily Ball<\/a>&nbsp;PhD Candidate, Climate Science, University of Bristol<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/rebecca-ailish-atkinson-1300808\">Rebecca \u00c1ilish Atkinson<\/a>&nbsp;Research Fellow, Cognitive Psychology, University of Sussex<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/sebastian-steinig-1282910\">Sebastian Steinig<\/a>&nbsp;Research Associate in Paleoclimate Modelling, University of Bristol<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wheel of Time, the 14-book epic fantasy now turned into an Amazon Prime TV series, is a medieval-style adventure set in the Third Age of the World of the Wheel. While not explicit in the storyline,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoryland.com\/listintv.php\">notes from the late author<\/a>&nbsp;suggest that the First Age was actually modern-day Earth, which ended with a dramatic event (perhaps even climate change). From these notes, we estimate the show takes place around 18,000 years from today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For climate scientists like us, this poses an interesting question: would today\u2019s climate change still be experienced in the World of the Wheel, even after all those centuries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of carbon dioxide emitted today will remain in the atmosphere even 18,000 years from now. According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1002\/2014GB005074\">biogeochemistry models<\/a>, carbon dioxide levels could be as high as 1,100 parts per million (ppm) at that point. That\u2019s compared with a present-day value of 415ppm. This very high value assumes that the Paris climate goals will be exceeded and that many natural stores of carbon will also be released into the atmosphere (melting permafrost, for instance).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the high carbon dioxide concentrations do not necessarily mean a warmer climate. That\u2019s because, over such a long period, slow changes in the orbit and tilt of the planet become more important. This is known as the Milankovitch Cycle and each cycle lasts for around 100,000 years. Given that we are currently at the peak of such a cycle, the planet will naturally cool over the next 50,000 years and this is why scientists were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ice-ages-have-been-linked-to-the-earths-wobbly-orbit-but-when-is-the-next-one-70069\">once worried about a new ice age<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/wheel-of-time-is-set-thousands-of-years-from-now-yet-its-still-burdened-with-todays-climate-change-174088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/wheel-of-time-is-set-thousands-of-years-from-now-yet-its-still-burdened-with-todays-climate-change-174088<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Conversation article is almost as sad as endless stories about Santa\u2019s reindeer dying from global warming. How can anyone be so obsessed about anthropogenic climate change, that they seriously try to relate a fictional world 18,000 years in the future to their obsession?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have no problem with stories which involve climate change, I really enjoyed \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Day_After_Tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\">The Day After Tomorrow<\/a>\u201c. Its a great adventure story, even if the scientific basis of the story is as ridiculous as the science of \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Wars\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiero%27s_Journey\" target=\"_blank\">Hiero\u2019s Journey<\/a>\u201d is an obscure book set in the distant future, which mentions warmer weather, but doesn\u2019t go on about it. The characters in \u201cHiero\u2019s Journey\u201d have more pressing problems than worrying about whether their distant ancestors should have installed more renewables, like avoiding the radiation mutant horror screaming towards them.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snowpiercer\" target=\"_blank\">Snowpiercer<\/a>&nbsp;is awesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve never read \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wheel_of_Time\" target=\"_blank\">The Wheel of Time<\/a>\u201c, its one of those series which has lingered on my maybe list. I might still try the books \u2013 reader comments welcome. But now I\u2019m a little nervous about watching the TV adaption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Merry Christmas from WUWT &amp; Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">via <strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Watts Up With That?<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 25, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-watts-up-with-that wp-block-embed-watts-up-with-that wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"30phTCdwt2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2021\/12\/25\/uk-professors-blame-fictional-future-weather-on-climate-change\/\">UK Professors Blame Fictional Future Weather on Climate Change<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;UK Professors Blame Fictional Future Weather on Climate Change&#8221; &#8212; Watts Up With That?\" src=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2021\/12\/25\/uk-professors-blame-fictional-future-weather-on-climate-change\/embed\/#?secret=aOQBkSSlmT#?secret=30phTCdwt2\" data-secret=\"30phTCdwt2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest essay by Eric Worrall \u201cThe Wheel of Time\u201d TV series apparently features magical powers, dark forces and a warmer climate. Wheel of Time is set thousands of years from now, yet it\u2019s still burdened with today\u2019s climate&nbsp;change December 22, 2021 7.41am AEDT Dann Mitchell&nbsp;Professor of Climate Science, University of Bristol Emily Ball&nbsp;PhD Candidate, Climate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","has-post-thumbnail","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-KJv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":202398,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=202398","url_meta":{"origin":179645,"position":0},"title":"Climate Change to Blame for Monkeypox Outbreak, Says Professor","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/06\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Climate change is likely behind the global outbreak of monkeypox, a professor of health systems has said.\u00a0The disease had largely been eradicated due to smallpox vaccines but the few people who do contract it usually do so in tropical rainforest areas of central and west Africa \u2013 often after coming\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-1.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-1.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-1.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-1.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":276310,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=276310","url_meta":{"origin":179645,"position":1},"title":"CLINTEL World Climate Declaration","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"29\/08\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific. 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