Bill Nye: There Has Not Been a 9/11 with Respect to Climate Change Because It’s Happening in Slow Motion

BURNETT What does all ░░░░░░░░ mean as you synthesize ░░░░░░░░ NYE Well what it ░░░░░░░░ is we need to ░░░░░░░░ our use of fossil ░░░░░░░░ and putting carbon oxide ░░░░░░░░ in the atmosphere And ░░░░░░░░ need to do it ░░░░░░░░ soon as we can ░░░░░░░░ I hearken all the ░░░░░░░░ to a war where ░░░░░░░░ gets motivated very quickly ░░░░░░░░ has not been a ░░░░░░░░ 11 or a Pearl ░░░░░░░░ with respect to climate ░░░░░░░░ because it happens it ░░░░░░░░ happening in slow motion ░░░░░░░░ so sooner or later ░░░░░░░░ all of these events ░░░░░░░░ be connected to climate ░░░░░░░░ by computer modeling It ░░░░░░░░ been straightforward to connect ░░░░░░░░ extreme extreme events but ░░░░░░░░ these sort of regular ░░░░░░░░ events are going to ░░░░░░░░ connected and we can ░░░░░░░░ to work The newest ░░░░░░░░ indicates that there will ░░░░░░░░ be there is not ░░░░░░░░ tipping point there is ░░░░░░░░ a point of no ░░░░░░░░ Rather it s things ░░░░░░░░ getting worse and worse ░░░░░░░░ way they are right ░░░░░░░░ this summer And just ░░░░░░░░ point I want to ░░░░░░░░ to everybody when people ░░░░░░░░ about a heat dome ░░░░░░░░ is the new good ░░░░░░░░ consider this following There ░░░░░░░░ a map of New ░░░░░░░░ the Ohio River Valley ░░░░░░░░ the dome is not ░░░░░░░░ When I think of ░░░░░░░░ dome I think of ░░░░░░░░ roof and you could ░░░░░░░░ around underneath it No ░░░░░░░░ dome is solid or ░░░░░░░░ it s high pressure ░░░░░░░░ And the jet stream ░░░░░░░░ here has gone north ░░░░░░░░ enabled this giant dome ░░░░░░░░ hot air to stay ░░░░░░░░ To stay there BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ Bill here s the ░░░░░░░░ and I know you ░░░░░░░░ in a sense solutions ░░░░░░░░ just to hold on ░░░░░░░░ a second you know ░░░░░░░░ the modeling showed you ░░░░░░░░ if you could stop ░░░░░░░░ degree you could stop ░░░░░░░░ degrees And there s ░░░░░░░░ sort of feeling out ░░░░░░░░ I think when you ░░░░░░░░ what s happening floods ░░░░░░░░ heatwaves that it s ░░░░░░░░ suddenly happening a lot ░░░░░░░░ than anybody would have ░░░░░░░░ and therefore nobody has ░░░░░░░░ idea how bad how ░░░░░░░░ it might get how ░░░░░░░░ feet you could be ░░░░░░░░ of sea level I ░░░░░░░░ it s easy to ░░░░░░░░ quite scared Is it ░░░░░░░░ moving a lot faster ░░░░░░░░ you ever would have ░░░░░░░░ NYE With respect no ░░░░░░░░ are certain scientists climate ░░░░░░░░ who have been talking ░░░░░░░░ this for a long ░░░░░░░░ and how it will ░░░░░░░░ And you may have ░░░░░░░░ this expression positive feedback ░░░░░░░░ control systems positive feedback ░░░░░░░░ the mathematical sign where ░░░░░░░░ hold the microphone near ░░░░░░░░ speaker and it gets ░░░░░░░░ and louder and screeches ░░░░░░░░ s positive feedback In ░░░░░░░░ resources positive feedback is ░░░░░░░░ you feel good about ░░░░░░░░ No positive feedback in ░░░░░░░░ and control system is ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing now ░░░░░░░░ are getting worse faster ░░░░░░░░ faster and the scientists ░░░░░░░░ been pointing this out ░░░░░░░░ re called alarmists BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ were Now maybe that ░░░░░░░░ what is happening.”