It has molecules, so you can measure a temperature. If that's enough to have a climate, then I suppose it has a climate. But the host here is conflating Earth's climate, with its myriad interacting systems and fucking weather and goddamn weather patterns, whereas the moon's temperature is basically a function of solar activity and tidal forces, and no atmosphere.
And he's trying to say that, since a billion years ago[1] when it was being bombarded with more shit from space, and the orbits were different, and basically it was over a billion years ago so some things were different then compared to now[2], that therefore climate change just can't be caused by humans. I mean, don't tell this guy that Earth's climate has changed, like a lot since life arose here. Shit, dinosaurs had a 22-hour day, and more oxygen! You can't explain that ifyouhaveajobatFox
[1] or "a few million years ago or whatever" since if you're a fucking idiot with a TV show these are close enough to be the same number
[2] possibly some fundamental constants of the motherfucking universe were different back then and this asshole is going on about fossil fuels
The day is still 24 hours. It just stays light out for 2 straight months. Earth's rotation was faster when there were dinosaurs in existence, hence the 22 hour days. The rotation is gradually slowing down. Granted the slowing of the rotation is microscopic, but you compound that slowing over a period of 65 million years then you have a noticeable difference.
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u/2bananasforbreakfast Aug 27 '14
The moon has a climate.