“Could”... there is that word again.
Does anybody here know what the word “Could” means?
I have seen it in virtually every climate article I have read since the 70s.
“Could”. Anybody?
“Could”. Anybody?
Mmmmm...mebee, mebee not.
I know it is the past verb tense of can. But it has meanings about the future.
Indicating something might happen but not necessarily probable or likely. Just possible. Not guaranteed or having a certainty of happening "but it could".
In regards to climate change, when the believers say such-and-such "could" happened, that also means such-and-such could also not happen.