If the temperature is less than my age, I don’t get out of bed.
Ellen
Some call Global Warming the most serious issue facing our
planet today, while others call it a hoax and a scam. Both sides are made up of
credible scientists who back up their claims with statistics; but that doesn’t
say much because statistics can be skewed to prove anything. Personally, I’m
confused.
Toronto has been enjoying one of the warmest winters on record (at least I have in spite of my rather
large investment in new snow tires). In
fact, several golf courses were still open around Christmas. To date we’ve had
one snow fall in January which came and went with great alacrity. Naturally,
this climate change is blamed on Global Warming. Now, I would be inclined to
believe it, except for last winter – one of Toronto’s coldest and snowiest on
record.
How can Global Warming be responsible for the warmest winter
on record and the coldest, snowiest winter on record? Global Warming implies a “warming”
trend which last winter showed no evidence of. If anything it was an Arctic
deep freeze which had more in common with a return to the Ice Age than Global
Warming. Yet, when we have an unusually warm winter like Toronto is enjoying
this year, the powers that be use it as a poster child to promote Global
Warming. Why were they were quiet last winter?
Should we be reducing our dependency on fossil fuels?
Absolutely. Should we stop using aerosols? Sure. Should we recycle more? Probably.
But, shouldn’t we be doing these things because it’s the right thing to do,
regardless of whether or not Global Warming exists? As long as we keep having
winters like we did last year, I’m not sold on Global Warming.
Weather forecasting – only job where you can be wrong 99.9% of the time
and still get a paycheck.
Someecards
Make someone smile today.
Geri
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