09-21-2019, 10:14 AM
I have recently done a detailed study of climate change. Here are a few things I have learnt.
Firstly there are very few real experts, to say you are qualified to speak on climate you have to have a degree in either meterology or climatology. These people are rare. The UN's committee on climate change does not contain a single scientist with either of these qualifications. But there is a Emeritus Professor of Meterology from Harvard University, Professor Lindzen, he has various YouTubes on climate change, he seems to be one of the few people who knows what he is talking about.
I am a climate change skeptic but not a denier. The earth is warming and it is having dire results in various regions (especailly in my country Australia). But there is a lot of fake news being promulgated by climate change alarmists who have a political agenda. it is very difficult to form opinions when the subject is so complex and the data often inconclusive and contradictory.
I would say over population is a far bigger problem although the two are inter-linked.
Many areas will benefit from a warmer climate and many countries have the far more pressing problem of providing enough food.
It takes detailed research to find the raw data. Almost all news on the subject is skewed. To take one example, the sea level has risen by one centimenter in the last 100 years. But sea level rise around the world varies enormously because of geographic configurations, ocean currents, sinking shorelines and the undersea landcape. All these factors effect sea level rise in a particular region.
Firstly there are very few real experts, to say you are qualified to speak on climate you have to have a degree in either meterology or climatology. These people are rare. The UN's committee on climate change does not contain a single scientist with either of these qualifications. But there is a Emeritus Professor of Meterology from Harvard University, Professor Lindzen, he has various YouTubes on climate change, he seems to be one of the few people who knows what he is talking about.
I am a climate change skeptic but not a denier. The earth is warming and it is having dire results in various regions (especailly in my country Australia). But there is a lot of fake news being promulgated by climate change alarmists who have a political agenda. it is very difficult to form opinions when the subject is so complex and the data often inconclusive and contradictory.
I would say over population is a far bigger problem although the two are inter-linked.
Many areas will benefit from a warmer climate and many countries have the far more pressing problem of providing enough food.
It takes detailed research to find the raw data. Almost all news on the subject is skewed. To take one example, the sea level has risen by one centimenter in the last 100 years. But sea level rise around the world varies enormously because of geographic configurations, ocean currents, sinking shorelines and the undersea landcape. All these factors effect sea level rise in a particular region.