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Nirmal Purja Among 10 Confirmed Dead in Pakistan's Avalanche

Is climate science missing the bigger picture on oceans or are melting glaciers proof the crisis is already killing people?

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Nirmal Purja Among 10 Confirmed Dead in Pakistan's Avalanche

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Above: Nirmal Purja in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 14, 2024. Image credit: Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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Climate-skeptic narrative

The climate alarm industry has completely lost the plot by fixating on atmospheric CO2 while ignoring the oceans, which are the real drivers of Earth's long-term climate. Computer models and policy papers can't override a biological machine that's been running for billions of years. Chasing spreadsheets and carbon metrics distracts from understanding how nature actually works.

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Climate-concerned narrative

The Himalayas are melting faster than ever, and the avalanche on Broad Peak is a grim reminder of how deadly that instability has become. Glaciers have melted 65% faster in the last decade, making mountain terrain increasingly unpredictable and lethal. Dismissing climate change as an ideological distraction ignores the very real body count piling up across South Asia.

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