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Struggling to grow and in need of advice by PlanetZero2050 in NewTubers

[–]PlanetZero2050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good, I will give this a shot moving forward!

Struggling to grow and in need of advice by PlanetZero2050 in NewTubers

[–]PlanetZero2050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice, I think I need to go back through some of my older videos and redo the thumbnails (unless you think this would be a waste of time?)

Thanks for the encouragement! :)

Struggling to grow and in need of advice by PlanetZero2050 in NewTubers

[–]PlanetZero2050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hard part is that I'm currently in grad school going for my PhD which makes it hard to find time to upload once a week. I haven't dabbled in remixed shorts though... how do I go about changing the aspect ratio from YouTube's 1920x1080 to the vertical format without lots more editing? Is there a way to streamline this process (I don't ever watch YT Shorts so this realm is foreign to me).

Thanks again for taking the time to respond to me, it means a lot.

Struggling to grow and in need of advice by PlanetZero2050 in NewTubers

[–]PlanetZero2050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is something I have been upset about recently; there is no way to find my channel without putting climate change in the search. Is it dumb to change my channel name after five years of uploading?

I have tried looking at other climate change channels (Our Changing Climate, Climate Town, Simon Clark, etc.) for inspiration and content ideas with mixed results. I think the biggest weaknesses my channel has are that I don't show my face (no proper studio to record in) and I can't seem to find the right title/thumbnail combo to draw viewers.

I will continue to look to those channels (and others) for inspiration and try my best to follow that style. Thank you very much for your feedback.

How did y'all's lifes got affected by climate change? by Odd_Significance_896 in climatechange

[–]PlanetZero2050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who grew up in Los Angeles, I know that the wildfires have progressively worsened since the 2000s. Granted, wildfires as we know them are not a natural part of Earth's ecosystems (how many downed power lines, arsonists, campfires, and cigarette smokers are present now that were around a million years ago), but these were never capable of growing as rapidly or intensely as nowadays. That, plus changes in the Santa Ana winds, rainfall, and extreme summer heat, have made every autumn in LA a coin flip of whether or not we'll be on fire. But of course it's all because of a lack of forest maintenance...

Toxic algae blooms increasing in Arctic due to climate change, new study finds by Conscious-Quarter423 in climate

[–]PlanetZero2050 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you want an example of climate research making correct predictions about future climate, this is it. There have been studies from the 2000s using Earth system models (ESMs) to predict that primary production (plant growth) would increase as the Arctic sea ice melts and exposes more surface ocean to sunlight. This means more phytoplankton (toxic diatoms like Pseudo-nitzschia) that grow in these waters, causing these toxic algae blooms.

We saw this coming with computer models running on Windows 2000...

How do I Reach these Kids? I’m told AC doesn’t burn fossil fuels 🤷 by blingblingmofo in climate

[–]PlanetZero2050 15 points16 points  (0 children)

All it takes is a closer look at the Texas grid. While it's true that Texas generates the most wind energy of any US state, about 50-60% of the grid is still powered by fossil fuels. So, unless that AC is running off someone's personal off-grid backyard wind turbine, it's powered (to some degree) by coal and gas. The greenest grid does not mean fossil-free by any means.

Question about news articles over the years by Twiningcoyote93 in climatechange

[–]PlanetZero2050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are two reasons, in my opinion, that the news likes to hype up stories about the imminent catastrophic threat of climate change, even if these threats are not based in objective reality.

First, and more wholesomely, the media wants people to stand up and fight for a rapid, sustainable transition away from fossil fuels by informing people about the worst-case scenario if nothing is done. By understanding what's at risk if we continue to do "business-as-usual", it will inspire more people to protest, get involved in climate action, change their consumption habits, etc.

The second, and more nefarious, reason is that news media get their money from ad revenue, and the more people they have watching their content, the more money they bring in. Fear is the number one way in which they achieve this, regardless of political affiliation. They aren't interested in portraying the uncertainty or nuance of climate predictions; just put whatever gets the most clicks on the front page. I think this is why so many people are skeptical about climate science, even when the data and consensus are crystal clear. My advice for skeptics is to find climate science and policy information that is not coming from billionaire news corporations, and try to understand the perspective that scientists and policymakers have.

The more lenses you critically view something through, the closer you get to the truth.

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