I’m getting tired of this, people (especially you, harley, etocme): www.realclimate.org.
The ice is shrinking rapidly, waters are rising, climate is shifting – it’s not just “weather” when (to take just one example) six of the eight hottest years on record are in the last decade. It is forming a pattern. Yes, there is variation – that’s weather. But the overall pattern is climate, and it is changing.
The conservative “view” on this bemuses me: (1) it doesn’t exist, which became (2) maybe it does, but it’s natural causes; which became (3) well, we can’t do anything about it anyway, and it’s too expensive to try.
What planet do these people live on? The responses, incidentally, are:
(1) Yes, it does, and finally some people are admitting it
(2) So what? Even if this were true (and it isn’t) closing our eyes won’t make it go away
(3) Also not true, and not NEARLY as expensive as having to deal with the climate chnge!
I’m getting tired of this, people (especially you, harley, etocme): www.realclimate.org. The ice is shrinking rapidly, waters are rising, climate is shifting – it’s not just “weather” when (to take just one example) six of the eight hottest years on record are in the last decade. It is forming a pattern. Yes, there is variation – that’s weather. But the overall pattern is climate, and it is changing. The conservative “view” on this bemuses me: (1) it doesn’t exist, which became (2) maybe it does, but it’s natural causes; which became (3) well, we can’t do anything about it anyway, and it’s too expensive to try. What planet do these people live on? The responses, incidentally, are: (1) Yes, it does, and finally some people are admitting it (2) So what? Even if this were true (and it isn’t) closing our eyes won’t make it go away (3) Also not true, and not NEARLY as expensive as having to deal with the climate chnge!