Today the Journal's op-ed page published a bit of fluffernuttery by Stephen Koonin, the most serious-looking scientist of the five the Department of Energy could cobble together to put their names on its position paper which argued that claims of human-caused climate change were spurious and couldn't be used as a basis for policy. Amongst the claims they make are that:
"Data aggregated over the continental U.S. show no significant long-term trends in most extreme weather events. Claims of more frequent or intense hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and dryness in America aren’t supported by historical records."
Honestly I don't know why they even bother to try to convince general readers and voters that this is the case. We're not really the important audience. Instead, they should really focus on convincing insurers and, in particular, reinsurers. That's who sets our insurance rates, and it is the cost of insuring our homes, autos, shopping centers, roads, etc. where the costs of climate change are made real.
Save your breath and tell it to the reinsurers.
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