I was in Europe recently. Almost every conversation you have with people, something comes up about climate crisis. Also it's pretty much on every front page of the newspaper.

For instance, I was doing some long distance biking, and it's hot, and the friendly guy I encountered and was talking to must have just read an article because he brought up a "climate crisis" talking point.

Apparently before 2000, occasions where there were 3 days in a row where the nighttime temperature doesn't go below 20 C were very rare. Now, he says, they happen a lot more.

And I'm thinking...that seems like a stretch. How did "they" happen to come up with that particular metric - not going below 20 C at night for 3 nights in a row? Seems kind of random. They probably ran a bunch of numbers till they found something that fit the "crisis" narrative.

People are defensive about this crisis, too. I was talking to a lady recently (French) whose daughter was getting a degree in "environmental science" or something like that. I said something that I thought was pretty mild, like "Oh, a lot of kids are getting that kind of degree". And she got a little huffy, and said, "Well, we really need them!"