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{{w|Climate change}}, especially {{w|global warming}} or generally {{w|pollution}} of the {{w|Natural environment|environment}} is a recurring theme on xkcd. General scientific consensus agrees that climate change and global warming are real (and so does [[Randall]]). However, plenty still believe the conspiracy theory that {{rw|climate_change|global warming is a hoax}}. Randall has tried to call attention to it several times, most directly in [[164: Playing Devil's Advocate to Win]], [[887: Future Timeline]], [[1321: Cold]] and [[1379: 4.5 Degrees]]. Just a few days after this category was created the most elaborate attempt by Randall to show exactly how serious Global Warming is was released with the huge [[1732: Earth Temperature Timeline]]. And he used his 2500 comic anniversary to call attention to it once again [[2500: Global Temperature Over My Lifetime]] by showing that the average temperature has increased more than half a degree during his lifetime (less than 40 years at the time of publication) and that this was predicted by the oil industry before he was even born.
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{{w|Climate change}}, especially {{w|global warming}} or generally {{w|pollution}} of the {{w|Natural environment|environment}} is a recurring theme on xkcd. General scientific consensus agrees that climate change and global warming are real (and so does [[Randall]]). However, plenty still believe the conspiracy theory that {{rw|climate_change|global warming is a hoax}}. Randall has tried to call attention to it several times, most directly in comics [[164]], [[887]], [[1321]] and [[1379]]. Just a few days after this category was created the most elaborate attempt by Randall to show exactly how serious Global Warming is was released with the huge [[Earth Temperature Timeline]]. He also used his 2500 comic anniversary to call attention to it with [[2500: Global Temperature Over My Lifetime]] by putting the pace of climate change on a relatable human scale. For more information on the effects of climate change, see {{w|Effects of climate change}} and [https://climate.nasa.gov/ NASA's webpage for climate change].
  
For more information on the effects of climate change, see {{w|Effects of climate change}} and [https://climate.nasa.gov/ NASA's website for climate change].
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In some of the comics only the phrase "climate change" is mentioned, as in the title text of [[603: Idiocracy]]. Also, comics discussing pollution that could cause climate change (without mentioning it directly like [[1659: Tire Swing]]) should be included in this category. Comics where there is no direct reference to climate change, pollution, etc. in the comic or title text, and its potential relevance is a mere matter of speculation amongst the explainxkcd editors, should not be included in this category.  
  
In some of the comics only the word climate change is mentioned, either in the title text as in [[603: Idiocracy]], or just as part of a crazy sentence, [[1412: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]].
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Although weather and climate are related, [[:Category:Weather]] is its own category. Climate and weather are not the same thing.
 
 
Also comics discussing pollution that could cause climate change (without mentioning  it directly like [[1659: Tire Swing]]) should be included in this category.
 
 
 
But comics, where people are just guessing in the explanation that Randall may be referring to global warming etc, should not be included here.
 
 
 
Weather may seem related to Climate, but it is precisely not the same. This is the reason that many mistake a cold summer/cold winter to show that there is no global warming or man made climate change. Thus the [[:Category:Weather]] should not be a sub category of Climate change, as Climate change should not be a sub category of the Weather category.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 10 November 2023

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Climate change, especially global warming or generally pollution of the environment is a recurring theme on xkcd. General scientific consensus agrees that climate change and global warming are real (and so does Randall). However, plenty still believe the conspiracy theory that global warming is a hoax. Randall has tried to call attention to it several times, most directly in comics 164, 887, 1321 and 1379. Just a few days after this category was created the most elaborate attempt by Randall to show exactly how serious Global Warming is was released with the huge Earth Temperature Timeline. He also used his 2500 comic anniversary to call attention to it with 2500: Global Temperature Over My Lifetime by putting the pace of climate change on a relatable human scale. For more information on the effects of climate change, see Effects of climate change and NASA's webpage for climate change.

In some of the comics only the phrase "climate change" is mentioned, as in the title text of 603: Idiocracy. Also, comics discussing pollution that could cause climate change (without mentioning it directly like 1659: Tire Swing) should be included in this category. Comics where there is no direct reference to climate change, pollution, etc. in the comic or title text, and its potential relevance is a mere matter of speculation amongst the explainxkcd editors, should not be included in this category.

Although weather and climate are related, Category:Weather is its own category. Climate and weather are not the same thing.