Oh, the holidays! Family and friends spend time together exchanging gifts and affection ? and, unfortunately, exchanging silly arguments here and there, too. Like the ones you always expect to have with your hard-right in-laws or distant cousins, for example. And when you offer your side of the story, it seems that the detailed intelligence of your argument goes right over their heads, don’t it?
And what’s a very common debate pursued by many on the conservative side of the political pole? Of course, climate change denial. It’s winter, after all; they cite the current cold weather in their arguments against global warming. But when you try to counter with facts, it seems your scientific argument is beyond their blockhead comprehension.
A new video could help you end those arguments quickly, though, and because it offers simple, well-founded facts?that establish the validity of climate change concerns. Produced by the Royal Society and U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the ?An introduction to climate change in 60 seconds? video states the facts in simple, easy-to-remember details. ?And with this straight-up account, you could quickly end that silly argument at your next holiday party, and get back to the spirit of the season.
Here’s the video below. Watch it, remember it, and repeat its information to your denying relatives and inlaws to bring a quick end to this year’s eggnog arguments.
And if this simple, well-founded argument isn’t enough, check out the 20 Q&A the Royal Society offers on its website regarding common counterarguments to climate change facts. Here’s an example of the first two:
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