Originally Posted by gerv
"Global warming" is probably not a great term for what we are seeing and there's no guarantee that your particular neck of the woods won't in fact become cooler. If climate change affects ocean currents anywhere near what is now suspected, Northern Europe could be considerably cooler.
I still can't believe, though, that folks still refuse to believe the climate is *way* different than it was 25 years ago. There are definitely some serious side effects from this. I come from a part of Canada where a 500 year old fishery resource disappeared practically overnight. Scientists there thought over-fishing played a role, but they now also believe another factor was that changing water temperatures affected reproduction cycles. Whatever happened, the resource is gone and is not coming back anytime soon.
I guess if this was the only story about "climate change", I would be skeptical, but there seem to be quite a few others.
I like your post and want to add my two cents.
There is no doubt that some people use this issue to make money. While doing that they will not be intellectually honest but exaggerate or downplay what does not fit their agenda.
I make no money on this issue but like my outdoors. Mountain climbing is/was a lifelong passion. The glaciers are disappearing. It is BS to deny that.
Claiming that the human race is the cause of that is another subject, and not so obvious. There is also a question as to what reasonably we can do or not. JMHO.