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Climate crisis erodes meaning of 'unprecedented' as extreme weather becomes routine

Study finds negative emotions about extreme weather persist despite reduced remarkability

1 Sep 13 3:00 AM · 11d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 1

Moore's research contains a counterintuitive finding: while extreme temperatures become psychologically less remarkable with repeated exposure, the negative feelings they provoke do not fade. This suggests people are not becoming genuinely blase about the climate crisis despite linguistic and psychological adaptation to extremes.

Study finds negative emotions about extreme weather persist despite reduced remarkability
theguardian.com

“The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal”

Helen Pilcher, Guardian columnist · rss ↗

Helen Pilcher Guardian columnistFrances Moore UC Davis researcherDaniel Pauly Ecologist

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  1. 2 outlets Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme

    first by Mastodon, 11d ago · also Guardian Environment

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