Global Fever

[monk222]

It has been pointed out many times, including by me, that we are engaged in a titanic global experiment. The further it proceeds, the clearer the picture should become. At age 71, I’m unlikely to be around when it resolves to everyone’s satisfaction — or dissatisfaction. Many of you may be, and a lot of your descendants undoubtedly will be.

Good luck to you and to them.

-- William K. Stevens for The New York Times

Hah, even he has doubts though:

To say that reasonable doubt is vanishing does not mean there is no doubt at all. Many gaps remain in knowledge about the climate system. Scientists do make mistakes, and in any case science continually evolves and changes. That is why the panel’s findings, synthesized from a vast body of scientific studies, are generally couched in terms of probabilities and sometimes substantial margins of error. So in the recesses of the mind, there remains a little worm of caution that says all may not be as it seems, or that the situation may somehow miraculously turn around — or, for that matter, that it may turn out worse than projected.

And they were talking about global cooling not so long ago. Isn't that right, Mr. Steyn and the other dissenters? Eco-porn, bah humbug!

Besides, with Iraq and the War on Terror going as it is, we may have bigger problems than a little global warming.

From the frying pan to the fire, baby. Life is for the bold.

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