Al Gore says we are at dire risk from global warming. Others say it just ain't so. I'm no climate scientist and I don't claim expertise. One thing I do know: there was naturally occurring global warming (and cooling) long before humans were able to affect the climate. Those natural forces still exist.
If there is global warming going on now, we humans may or may not have much influence upon it. Scientifically, it is difficult to tease out the relative impact of natural and man-made forces when both are acting at the same time. This is especially the case since the natural forces have already demonstrated that they alone can cause what we are experiencing.
Check out an article on global warming written by Mark Steyn in the Sunday Chicago Sun-Times online. He has a point of view which may even be right, but he is for sure entertaining and his facts are normally correct.
For a more serious approach to the same topic, see George Will's article in Newsweek online. He makes a number of the same points, as well as providing some political insights about the issue.
As always, gentle readers, the sharing here of your own climate change insights, thoughts, and fears is welcomed.
