You are talking to your grandmother-who grew up in the 1960s about climate change. She asks you a lot of questions about the issue, and in the end, isn't sure she believes it to be a problem Upon reflection, what belief about climate that was popular in the 1960s might have influenced your grandmother's conclusion that she isn't sure climate change is a problem?
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Climate only consisted of temperature, rather than the modern belief that climate includes other aspects.
The Earth had four climate stages, and we are not due for a fifth for 10,000 years.
Climate change happened over hundreds and thousands of years, not quickly,
The little ice age was still happening, so our temperatures should be going down.
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The belief that climate change happened over hundreds and thousands of years, rather than quickly, may have influenced your grandmother's conclusion that she isn't sure climate change is a problem. In the 1960s, the understanding of climate change was that it occurred over long periods of time, and the concept of rapid, human-induced climate change was not widely recognized. This outdated belief may lead her to question the urgency and severity of the current climate crisis.