Popular Science says 'this one image illustrates the severity of climate change' (and people have thoughts)

Doug P. | 3:46 PM on November 13, 2021

If you’re the type of person that doesn’t require much proof, then Popular Science has shared a convincing photo:

This one image illustrates the severity of climate change https://t.co/nhgHou9O2M pic.twitter.com/RqVc0s2A7R

— Popular Science (@PopSci) November 13, 2021

This of course stems from a speech at COP26 in Scotland, which was attended by many eco-warriors, many of whom arrived via private jet:

Tuvalu representative Simon Kofe delivered a speech to delegates at the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow in a memorable way this week by standing in the rising seawater he was warning the world about. In the four-minute-long video, Kofe, the Tuvalu minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, explained there is no time left for speeches because coastal areas are flooding, and not just in small island nations like his.

Back to that photo. Many aren’t buying it:

A staged picture unironically does tell us a lot about the “severity of climate change” https://t.co/bj082hKw1k

— Zachary Faria (@ZacharyFaria) November 13, 2021

It does not illustrate the severity of climate change…

— Patrick Reikofski 🇺🇸 (@seepat) November 13, 2021

And have you noticed there’s always “no time left” for debate?

And with this one tweet, Popular Science obliterated every bit of integrity they had ever had. https://t.co/duKGk81yyJ

— Johnny Applesauce (@ArtPunkBeardGuy) November 13, 2021