Raw LLM Responses

Generally, science is not about proving things so much as it is disproving things. This, however, and the scientific process in general is not communicated well to the public. A scientific theory is nothing like a layman's use of the word theory; a scientific theory has been repeatedly tested, with repeated attempts to find a better explanation for how things work. The layman's use of theory is closer in meaning to a scientific hypothesis. Thus, science cannot prove that higher temperatures will cause famine, drought, etc (because, again, the point of science isn't to prove anything) but by looking at historical climate records and applying scientific principles, we have a pretty good idea that things are likely to get real bad. I'll start with famine and drought, since my background is on water issues. Water, as you know, is integral for crops, livestock, and human life. You may recall the water cycle being taught to you in elementary/middle school, and while it's mostly correct, it doesn't capture the whole story. Water that is evaporated and water that falls back down as precipitation **don't necessarily occur in the same location.** Take, for example, Southern California. Southern California uses a great deal of water for agriculture (both crops and livestock, and crops for livestock). Because it is hot and dry there, water evaporates readily there. But due to atmospheric circulation patterns (wind), when that water falls down it probably won't rain in the same place that the water evaporated from. Side note: check out https://earth.nullschool.net/ to look at global circulation patterns and a slew of other variables. Sea surface temperature anomaly, for instance, is how much hotter the sea surface is relative to the average sea surface temperature from 1981-2011. You may also recall that higher temperatures = more evaporation. Thus, the hotter it gets, the faster that the water we use and apply gets evaporated and transported away. This is problematic because