climate scenario
A climate scenario is a motley collection of future projections, a carnival of numbers designed to terrify and distract. Using vast computations, scientists field these hypothetical futures as though forecasting someone else's apocalypse. Policymakers embrace these scenarios like lucky charms, hoping the sheer complexity absolves them of responsibility. Citizens consume scary charts in air-conditioned rooms, confident that spreadsheets will keep them safe. Meanwhile, the boundary between simulation and reality melts faster than Arctic ice.