Summary: <p>Should we dismiss this climate crisis denier? Or explore their ideas to some degree as there may be an element of truth in what they say? Shouldn’t we just pull up our socks and get used to these higher temperatures? </p> <p>These points came up because of today's listener question, this time sent in by Iris in Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, England.</p> <p>“I’ve heard a climate crisis denier claim it's all a hoax, after the heatwave in the UK in 2022, which hit a new temperature high of 40.3, when some countries regularly hit 44, and just get on with it. They felt these high temperatures are just what happens in summer. They also said how can we know if the temperature is rising in the whole world, as some parts of the world that are claimed to be hotter these days actually don't have any temperature gages. What do you think?” </p> <p>There’s sarcasm in this question don’t you think? </p> <p>We can dismiss some points in this question, as they are perhaps an oversimplification, but we really shouldn’t always dismiss climate crisis deniers out of hand, as there are often elements in what they say worth considering. </p> <p>There are various perspectives out there relating to the heatwave in the UK in 2022, and most are worth exploring. Though your co-hosts aren’t sure it's true in this instance that if some locations don’t have thermometers then you can’t monitor temperatures there, and thus not able to make any decisions about the climate there. Stuart and William feel you can measure temperature in more ways than just having a thermometer. You can measure temperature from satellites etc. </p> <p>These high temperatures last year were not normal for the parts of the world they are occurring in. In the UK we never really get used to a certain type of weather as it changes so often. It's true there is an adaptation process going on here as there is a change happening, even in the hot countries, already used to hot periods. As those places are regularly even hotter too.</p> <p>During this episode Stuart and William discuss the upcoming Environmental Debate Live & Unscripted event, this podcasts format expanded and made more experiential, then set in front of a live audience and arranged to take place next on May 27th at the Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire. To secure your tickets for this event, use the following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmental-debate-live-unscripted-tickets-514832145807">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmental-debate-live-unscripted-tickets-514832145807</a></p> <p>What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to <a href="mailto:thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com">thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com</a>, or record us a message in your own voice by going to <a href="https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message">https://anchor.fm/thepeoplescountryside/message</a></p> <p>This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. </p> <p>Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link: <a href="https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside">https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside</a><br></p> <p>Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends <a href="https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view">https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view</a> , support our work through Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside">https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside</a> or just 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message
