I don't understand the perspective that it is hubris to imagine one species can change the climate. We developed the ability to do that in a single day with Hydrogen bombs many decades ago.
Climate change mitigation and adaptation are both necessary, and really, Amateur Radio only applies to the latter. Our communication infrastructure was not designed to survive the kinds of events we are seeing, and being able to set up infrastructure-free communications will continue to be valuable. Hams might also be involved in sensor networks or satellite work that can monitor events like forest fires or storms. Lightning monitoring is done by amateurs and can provide a really important warning sign for forest fires.
I wrote: "It seems like hubris to think that a single species on the planet can prevent changes in weather." Preventing changes is a form of control and I question if humans can actually control climate. Affect it? Yes. Control it and shape it to our own purposes and needs? I haven't seen this happen yet.
My comment about hubris was from my geologic time perspective. The planet has been experiencing climate change since it came into existence.
Not sure I follow. If we can create nuclear winter by firing off all our rockets, we can avoid nuclear winter by not firing off all our rockets. We have the power to change the climate, and you are right that we have no idea how to shape it to our needs, so we should probably limit how much we do to it. That's not hubris, and if you look into the deep geologic time record, rapid climate change isn't exactly kind to the dominant species, so causing even more if it isn't smart.
I don't understand the perspective that it is hubris to imagine one species can change the climate. We developed the ability to do that in a single day with Hydrogen bombs many decades ago.
Climate change mitigation and adaptation are both necessary, and really, Amateur Radio only applies to the latter. Our communication infrastructure was not designed to survive the kinds of events we are seeing, and being able to set up infrastructure-free communications will continue to be valuable. Hams might also be involved in sensor networks or satellite work that can monitor events like forest fires or storms. Lightning monitoring is done by amateurs and can provide a really important warning sign for forest fires.
I wrote: "It seems like hubris to think that a single species on the planet can prevent changes in weather." Preventing changes is a form of control and I question if humans can actually control climate. Affect it? Yes. Control it and shape it to our own purposes and needs? I haven't seen this happen yet.
My comment about hubris was from my geologic time perspective. The planet has been experiencing climate change since it came into existence.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments!
Not sure I follow. If we can create nuclear winter by firing off all our rockets, we can avoid nuclear winter by not firing off all our rockets. We have the power to change the climate, and you are right that we have no idea how to shape it to our needs, so we should probably limit how much we do to it. That's not hubris, and if you look into the deep geologic time record, rapid climate change isn't exactly kind to the dominant species, so causing even more if it isn't smart.