I feel like climate change and increase in extreme weather events are the same thing though. I’ve been familiar with this term for decades. It’s not new.
Or perhaps they simply latch onto metrics that lend themselves well to confirmation bias.
And the more scary and unpredictable this all seems, the more political will is generated for unbridled and unquestioned spending.
I believe something quite similar to this happened about ~20 years ago: Scared populace, constantly shifting threats/objectives, incredible amounts of money unproductively spent chasing shadows.
Climate change is what right wing pundits started saying in the 90s instead of saying global warming. It was an attempt to obfuscate things. Words and phrasing of things change over time. It’s not the words used that matter; it’s the data. The trend line is clear. The increase in co2 is undeniable. The melting of ice is undeniable.
Wait, no, Global Cooling!
Actually guys, it's "Climate Change".
And now the latest hotness (pun intended) is an increase in "extreme" weather events.
Why does the alarmist metric always seem to be changing to something that is more difficult to actually measure?