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When Al Gore came up with the notion of global warming, he won 1.5 million for the Nobel Peace Prize. Imo, although he donated that money to a weather organization, I think he needs to announce he made a mistake and it should have been global cooling.
The fact is, global warming is global. Its effects are felt around the world, not limited to the 2% we experience here on the continental United States.
Most Americans have no clue what "Global Warming " means:
A study from Yale and George Mason University reveals that 23% of Americans “do not believe that global warming is happening”, and 56% of the disbelievers are now “very sure” or “extremely sure” that global warming is a hoax.
I know what global warming means. I also know what it doesn't mean. I know what global means. I also know the size of the US compared to other areas of the world. I've been to many of those areas. Many people are clueless as to what most Americans know or don't know. When it is stated in a supercilious manner, it is offensive.
Weather, or in this case, "climate" is apolitical in and of itself but over the last decade or two has become extensively politicized. The entire subject of "Climate Change" or "Global Warming" has evolved (some would say, "degenerated") into a political free for all with partisans lining up on both sides of the issue. Climate, along with several other hot button issues are now rooted in the personal ideologies of those most attached to whatever side they come down on. The emotional attachment some have to their positions is remarkable and in the most extreme cases, pathological.
So, yes; climate is a political football and some climate discussions are better held in the "Politics and Other Controversies" section. I wish this weren't the case but the debates can get acrimonious enough - even here - that moving such discussions over there are appropriate. The rules of engagement in the Politics section are a lot looser and people there can wave their pitchforks and torches at each other to their heart's content.
Speaking personally, I am not a climatologist and I do not have a background in meteorology but I have read the avalanche of articles on the subject of climate change and am convinced that the contingent of scientists who believe we are warming up on a global scale is correct. The evidence presented to me suggests a warming signal.
That's not to say every country or region is warming up to the same degree or even at all. I happen to live in one of only two significant swaths of area where temperatures have remained virtually flat or are decreasing.
Nor is it to say we are headed for the kind of climate apocalypse that some climate experts believe will occur when (I did not say "if") the 5 to 10 degree temperature rise claimed will (again, I did not say "if") occur by century's end and go on from there. That probably won't happen.
But we are warming up and if we continue to do so at the same rate as during the past 30 years, I can see a 1.5 to, maybe as much as 2 degree average global temperature increase before 2100.
THEY say global warming is real and the oceans are rising, soon all of this property will be under water. So, isnt it fraud to intentionally insure something you KNOW will be flooded?
Or are they ready to admit they lied about global warming, too?
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