What's Really Important We Ignore Global Warming At Our Own Risk
The people who dismiss the serious potential consequences of Global Warming are no doubt of the same mentality that presently bring us Intelligent Design, and in the past blessed us with the Flat Earth and Sun Revolving Around the Earth theories.
Of course global warming is natural, and occurs in a cyclical manner. If it did not, Earth would be an iceberg. After all, it is a small sphere traveling through the darkness of frigid space in the middle of nowhere. Sure, volcanoes, forest fires and other natural phenomenon have always contributed to the greenhouse gases creating this warming. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.
The dots that all too many can't seem to connect are that since the advent of the industrial revolution, mankind has been increasingly adding to the dynamics of that equation. We, as a race, presently spew billions of metric tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each and every day. Methane from herds of cattle and other food stock also contribute, but who exactly created those herds? We did.
As for it being hot in some places, and cold in other places, that is the way global warming effects the planet. It is not so much about temperature as it is about the "effect" of temperature on a very delicate ecosystem. Ice ages are sometimes triggered by global warming, as are droughts, heat waves, flooding and every perceivably bad turn of the climate. Enough said. Those that get it, will, and those that can't may not want to.
As for the spawn of the petroleum industry and the present administration, no doubt they believe they can take their money with them when the earth is no longer suitable for the survival of Homo sapiens. (Please don't tell them I said that. They will probably think I'm referring to homophobia.)
As for phoney-balogna-uninformed-wannabe-expert-nincompoops that consistently mimic the talking points and sound bytes of those industrial lobbyists, corporate and political leaders, and scientists hired by the oil industry who are determined to keep the realities of global warming from the public for short term economic gain I say shame on you. Mediocrity and greed are no substitute for the truth.
Global warming is not, and should never have become a political issue. The only people I've seen refer to it as one are those not wanting to spend a little more money now to insure that we might have a habitable planet in the future. And if it turned out that global warming was not as serious as projected by the vast majority of reputable and objective climatologists on the planet, God forbid we might have to just settle for cleaning up the atmosphere instead!