Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave
Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961
Back to 1961? In the context of meteorology 65 yrs is a second at best. Imagine the universe being hours if not days - and you know there’s been deviations from the rolling average - and you focus on the fraction of a second.
This isn’t scientific. This isn’t journalism. And these statements are not “denial”, simple fact.
bell-cot•44m ago
> This isn't scientific. This isn't journalism. And ...
If you're looking for "Hypothesis...Data...Analysis...Conclusion" hard Science, then you are correct - it obviously is not. That kinda science just ain't published on general news sites like The Guardian.
But if you're looking for Journalism - the article is an obvious "if it bleeds, it leads"-type story. Replace the old "Crime Wave" with "Climate Change", then replace "Violence in Nice Neighborhoods" with "Hot in Cold Countries". No one familiar with newspapers expects them to do serious criminology and statistics when they're publishing Bleeds/Leads articles. For better or worse, it ain't in their business model.
chiefalchemist•3h ago
Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961
Back to 1961? In the context of meteorology 65 yrs is a second at best. Imagine the universe being hours if not days - and you know there’s been deviations from the rolling average - and you focus on the fraction of a second.
This isn’t scientific. This isn’t journalism. And these statements are not “denial”, simple fact.
bell-cot•44m ago
If you're looking for "Hypothesis...Data...Analysis...Conclusion" hard Science, then you are correct - it obviously is not. That kinda science just ain't published on general news sites like The Guardian.
But if you're looking for Journalism - the article is an obvious "if it bleeds, it leads"-type story. Replace the old "Crime Wave" with "Climate Change", then replace "Violence in Nice Neighborhoods" with "Hot in Cold Countries". No one familiar with newspapers expects them to do serious criminology and statistics when they're publishing Bleeds/Leads articles. For better or worse, it ain't in their business model.