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I think that part of the issue is the old school title of 'global warming' - as a whole it may well be that the planet earth is warming - but many (may) see the
by ljf 14y ago
I think that part of the issue is the old school title of 'global warming' - as a whole it may well be that the planet earth is warming - but many (may) see their areas get cooler, or nothing happen at all.
I prefer to refer to it as 'climate change' - you can add 'man made' to the front of that if you wish, but just slightly changing the term of reference stops at least a few of the standard comments in the UK; "well the last few summers have been rubbish, so there is no global warming!".
Just a thought.
- iuguy 14y agoI'm with the parent on this one. The politics really make it difficult for a normal person to see the wood for the trees, let alone the science. There are interest groups on all sides, and I have a couple of research scientist friends who've told me that they've been able to find funding for research that otherwise wouldn't be available as long as they can relate that research in terms of climate science, which also makes me feel as though the whole thing is politicised. I think I can definitely agree that the climate is changing, so the term climate change would (at least as far as I can tell as a layman, not a climate scientist) be accurate. Historical records in either direction show that the climate has changed, and that continuation makes a lot of sense. It would also make sense to me that changes in one area in one direction may be different to others, making it more difficult to measure in a simplified manner.