Why “Climate” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
The article mentions other benefits, such as many Italian farmers lost their harvest in the drought of 2024, while many traditional grains fared better in the dry climate and co…
by hobo123 · Nov 1, 2026
No, Nordhaus was never the problem and policymakers have not been anywhere near as aggressive about climate change as he thought they should be. If everyone had listened to him,…
by ameliaquining · Nov 1, 2026
One of the absolute best. Many climate change activists were critical of his work, but don't really understand it (you can see examples of that in this thread). His paper "SCHUM…
by lazzlazzlazz · Nov 1, 2026
If anything, he is the guy to be blamed that global climate change theory was taken seriously and not the hockey guy that was making up data. Just give the condolences for the g…
by 453yuh46 · Nov 1, 2026
Do the "reasonable assumptions" include stating that indoor economic activity is unaffected by climate change? Or that the US economy won't be affected because agriculture repre…
by Alwayshasbeeb · Oct 31, 2026
The solution was, and still is, urbanism and electrification… not living with less. Literally the leftist dense cities have been the ones pushing back hardest against high rises…
by scoofy · Oct 31, 2026
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Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation. In a broader sense, climate is the state of the components of the climate system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere and the interactions between them. The climate of a location is affected by its latitude, longitude, terrain, altitude, land use and nearby water bodies and their currents. Read more on Wikipedia