{"id":268504,"date":"2023-07-20T12:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268504"},"modified":"2023-07-20T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:22:37","slug":"when-everything-is-climate-change-nothing-is-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=268504","title":{"rendered":"When Everything is Climate Change, Nothing is Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Charles Rotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the realm of modern-day alarmism, no term is more popular, or more malleable, than \u2018climate change.\u2019 As evidenced by\u00a0Jacopo Prisco\u2019s recent CNN piece,<\/a>\u00a0it seems the phrase can be attached to virtually any phenomenon with even the slightest hint of thermal irregularity. Prisco introduces us to a novel climate change culprit: the ground beneath our cities, which, we\u2019re told, is being deformed by so-called \u2018underground climate change.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/17\/world\/underground-climate-change-deforming-ground-scn\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per the findings of a\u00a0study conducted in Chicago,<\/a>\u00a0the heating of the ground under urban areas is being labelled as \u2018underground climate change.\u2019 A term as grandiose as it is vague, \u2018underground climate change\u2019 describes the ground\u2019s reaction to the heat released by buildings and subterranean transportation systems. This, we\u2019re warned, could have an impact on the functionality of our built infrastructure, causing such potentially \u2018significant\u2019 outcomes as distortion, tilting, and cracking of structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The casual misappropriation of the term \u2018climate change\u2019 in this instance is indeed notable. The phenomenon being studied here is essentially an effect of urban heat, with no real relation to the commonly understood climate change involving greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. As David Archer, professor of geophysical sciences, aptly puts it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCalling it climate change seems like a bit of a coattail thing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

An alarm is also sounded for a \u2018silent hazard.\u2019 Rotta Loria points to older buildings, designed with outdated approaches, as key contributors to \u2018underground climate change.\u2019 However, this connection seems less about an impending environmental crisis and more about highlighting architectural deficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a turn towards optimism, Rotta Loria asserts that modern buildings, with their better insulation and energy efficiency standards, are unlikely to exacerbate this underground heating. The proposed solution? Apply thermal insulation to existing structures and deploy geothermal technologies to harness waste heat. Such propositions seem rather disconnected from the proclaimed issue of ground deformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A particularly enlightening comment comes from David Toll, a professor of engineering, who assures that<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cfor the Chicago Loop, we now know that these thermal movements\u2026are not large enough to be of concern.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A sobering reminder that despite the sensationalist undertones of the study, its findings indicate little cause for alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This misapplication of the term \u2018climate change\u2019 is emblematic of a broader issue. The catch-all usage of the phrase, is diluting its original meaning, sowing unnecessary panic and misdirecting our attention from real problems. If we continue to label every minor environmental inconvenience as \u2018climate change,\u2019 we\u2019re merely crying wolf and detracting from the significance of actual global concerns. We ought to be careful in our lexicon; after all, when everything is climate change, nothing is climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HT\/KN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44172-023-00092-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more on out of control climate alarmism, go to our ClimateTV page and select Alarmism from the topic menu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This misapplication of the term \u2018climate change\u2019 is emblematic of a broader issue. The catch-all usage of the phrase, is diluting its original meaning, sowing unnecessary panic and misdirecting our attention from real 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