The intemperate nature of weather and the witch-hunt

• Autores: Teresa Kwiatkowska, Wojciech Szatzschneider
• Localización: Ludus vitalis: revista de filosofía de las ciencias de la vida = journal of philosophy of life sciences = revue de philosophie des sciences de la vie, ISSN 1133-5165, Vol. 18, Nº. 34, 2010, págs. 171-184
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  • During the early modern period, the widespread witch-hunt and the fires of the stakes have been a common answer to any climatic severity. Nowadays, decisions drawn upon climate projections may drastically affect world's poor countries. The weather is extremely complex. Its variables interact in an irregular and unpredictable way. Climate predictions stem from computational models that present certain scenarios as being plausible. Due to the significant uncertainty, such projections cannot be regarded as forecasts.