Exactament!
A planet's weather is very complex and something about which we actually know very little, and will be influenced by a vast myriad of different independent variables, not just variables observable in the atmosphere itself, but also tectonic and sub-tectonic influences, as well as extra-planetary factors.
That fact is that we no soooooo little about our planet and its genesis and evolution, including the factors influencing it today. To add to the possible factors from the field in which you specialise, following is a list of just a few planetary physics phenomena about which we have only just observed in the very recent history of human existence, which are likely to have bearing on Earth's climate:
The axial precession of Earth's axial tilt
Variations of Earth's orbit from the ecliptic
The eccentricity of Earth's orbit around the Sun
The geological determinants of Earth magnetic field
The migration of the magnetic field at an accelerating rate
The weakening of the magnetic field
Tidal gravitational forces acting on earth by changing planetary alignments
Gravitational waves
Solar cycles
Coronal mass ejections
Milankovitch cycles
Heck, we know almost nothing about our Sun, which is the source of the Earth's energy; it is still largely a total mystery to us (for example, why the chromosphere is hotter the further away you go from the photosphere and why the carona itself is so hot - 1 million degrees Celsius, compared to the Sun's temp of 5,700 degrees).
We have just sent a spacecraft (NASA's Parker Solar Probe) into the carona for the first time in order to try to better understand solar winds and patterns in solar radiative flux during various points in Schwabe cycles.
And then there is the acute complexity of Earth's atmosphere itself, with ever-changing mix and distribution of gases due to variations in the Coriolis effect and tectonic activity.
For example, we only found out a few decades ago the extent to which hydrogen annihilates OH hydroxyls, which are the most critical methane sink in the atmosphere.
And then there's the Pacific Ocean Southern Oscillation which we have only recently learnt causes cyclical, multi-decade fluctuations between extreme droughts on the west coast of southern hemisphere continents and severe wet weather events on continental east coasts.
I can go on about the vast array of things - known and unknown and vaguely understood to not understood at all - that could be impacting our planet but in the interest of brevity I won't.
Empirically-demonstrated, catastrophisingand overstating the risks of just about anything is simply what the media-political complex has always done.
As Peter McWilliams (author of "You Can't afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought" and advocate for legalisation of marijuana) put it: “The news media are, for the most part, the bringers of bad news... and it's not entirely the media's fault, bad news gets higher ratings and sells more papers than good news.”
So, good old-fashioned business economics in action.
Not just in modern times, but throughout the ages.
To wit:
“Bad news travels faster than good.”
— Catherine the Great, via “Catherine the Great: Life and Legend” by John T. Alexander, 1989
The reason for this is not accidental; the human psyche is wired for it, according to psychologist and Nobel prize winning economist, Daniel Kahneman, renowned for his groundbreaking work in behavioral economics and the psychology of decision-making, who concluded, “The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news.”
Even Bill "The Great" Gates gave credence to the phenomenon: “Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.”
The consequences of this "bad news sells" phenomenon are not innocuous. As Norman Cousins (nuclear disarmament activist and world peace advocate) opined, “If news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation.”
[Dwell on that for a moment.]
But my personal favourite quote on this topic is found in the following:
“Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear.”
— Peter Diamandis (American engineer, physician, entrepreneur and optimist; advocate of an "abundant future"; founder of Singularity University, focused on technological advancement and discovery)
And the internet is replete with signs of fear-riddled amygdalae, induced by the never-ending problematising, catastrophising and other forms of fear porn generated by the media, co-opted by politicians.
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