The article is a reminder that many people still do not understand the science behind climate change, and believe the legitimacy of climate change is somehow still up for debate. He completely avoided mentioning greenhouse gases, the albedo effect, or the fact that this past summer was the hottest in human history - not just the last 12 years. Not only is this a very narrow understanding of how climate change works, but the author demonstrates their own ability to cherry-pick data. Funny how the political scientists cherry-pick some of this higher temperature data to scare you into thinking that what is happening is man-made and if we do not do “something,” we will all perish. This literally translates into a subtly warmer globe where we tend to have hotter summers and more hurricanes and tornadoes. Every twelve years or so the Sun, the major factor in creating our weather, not man, emits heavy radiation that literally causes the heating up of our oceans commonly referred to as the El Nino effect. So, here is a little bit of the truth: the Sun has always a major impact on our weather. The “opinion” piece goes on to talk about how all climate scientists work for the government, how they cherry-pick data, and any irregular heat we feel is just the sun doing its thing: Therefore, climate change is a more suitable term for what is happening to the earth. ” I immediately knew the author didn’t know what they were talking about due to the usage of the term “global warming.” We don’t really use that term anymore because it’s not just warming that is happening - we’re experiencing harsher winters, hotter summers, and more extreme weather all around. Despite plenty of great bills that would have decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and a majority control of the House, Senate, and executive, Democrats couldn’t pass a single bill that decreases greenhouse gas emissions.ĭirectly below my article on the Journal’s opinion page was another article titled, “ Behind global warming is our old friend the sun. ” It was a shorter version of this Complex Effects post from April where I point out some of the missed climate action opportunities from the last Legislative session in New Mexico. I had an opinion piece printed in the Albuquerque Journal this past Sunday called “Climate Change: NM Democrats were a disappointment in this year’s session.
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