Climate Fearmongering Making The Young Afraid Of The Weather
In recent years, the juxtaposition of two seemingly contradictory messages from influential figures has raised serious questions about the rationality and coherence of today’s leaders
On one hand, Pope Francis warns that the climate is on a “road to death,” urging immediate and drastic action to prevent an apocalyptic future.
On the other hand, he implores Italian youth to have more children to counteract the nation’s declining fertility rates.
This duality begs the question: where have all the rational adults gone?
How can young people be expected to start families when they are simultaneously being told they will die of ‘climate change’?
Exaggerating the climate crisis has profound psychological impacts, especially on the younger generation. The relentless drumbeat of climate catastrophe, perpetuated by media and influential figures alike, is fostering a sense of hopelessness and despair.
This is contributing to a growing trend among young people to opt out of having children, driven by fears of bringing them into a doomed world.
The irony is stark: the very individuals who are urged to take on the most significant and hopeful commitment of raising the next generation are the same ones being told that the future is bleak and uncertain.
A glance at the actual data on climate-related deaths paints a very different picture than the one often portrayed. According to the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), the number of deaths from meteorological, hydrological, and climatological disasters has been declining steadily since 2000, as in the image below.
This trend suggests that, there has been no increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and that humanity is becoming more resilient and better equipped to handle such disasters.
Improved infrastructure, early warning systems, and better disaster response mechanisms have all contributed to reducing the human toll from these events.
In fact, it appears that warmer is safer.
Given this context, the relentless fearmongering about climate apocalypse seems not only misplaced but also irresponsible. It manipulates the emotions and decisions of young people, creating a generation paralyzed by fear rather than empowered to enact positive change.
This manipulation feeds into the broader climate industrial complex, which profits from the perpetuation of fear and urgency. It is time to question the motives behind such narratives and consider their long-term impacts on societal well-being.
In conclusion, the current discourse around ‘climate change’ and its impacts raises serious concerns about the motivations and messages of today’s leaders.
The data from EM-DAT clearly shows that fewer people are dying each year from climate-related disasters, contradicting the apocalyptic rhetoric.
The manipulation of young people through exaggerated climate crisis narratives is causing significant psychological harm and discouraging them from having children.
This begs the question: where are the rational adults who should be guiding society with wisdom and foresight?
It is crucial to challenge the climate industrial complex and its influence, advocating for a more balanced and fact-based approach to discussing the climate and its implications for the future.
See more here substack.com
Header image: Macleans.ca
Bold emphasis added
Please Donate Below To Support Our Ongoing Work To Defend The Scientific Method
PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, legally registered in the UK as a company 
incorporated for charitable purposes. Head Office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX.
Trackback from your site.
Tom
| #
Fear should dissipate with age and maturity as one begins to understand that most things we are taught to be fearful of are non-existent.
Reply
Kevin Doyle
| #
30 years ago, my older brother shared flat with three other university students.
One of their university professors, an ‘environmentalist’, convinced them there was a water shortage, which was entirely false, as there was plenty of water in their area. Thus, the mindless students stopped bathing for a month, then refused to flush the toilet for a month. Imagine how disgusting these children became?
Never underestimate the stupidity of sheep.
Reply