Global Warming Hyperbole (Part 1)

They call Global Warming skeptics “anti-science.”  The term is a misnomer, however, because the skeptics are not actually against science, they are merely skeptical of the claims of its believers.  Here are some reasons for their skepticism:

  • Apocalyptic forecasts.Scientific neutrality.  Scientists claim to be neutral, speak only the truth, and are above personal politics.  Ironically, this cannot be the case, since I have heard scientists who accept Climate Change label scientists who question Climate Change as dishonest or tools of Big Oil or Big Tobacco (yes, Big Tobacco!  They just cannot kill enough children with their cigarettes, so now they want to destroy the entire planet!).  Skeptics sometimes point to a late snowstorm or cold spell as evidence against Global Warming.  Climatologists, meteorologists, and other scientists denounce such evidence, explaining that one atypical storm or weather event does not disprove a climate theory.  They are correct.  Unusual local or regional weather incidents and climate are not necessarily connected.  In addition, Climate Change will transpire over decades, and may not be observable over a season, a year, or even several years.  However, when defenders of Climate Change use that very same storm as evidence to confirm their scientific beliefs, the scientific community is eerily silent.  An impartial and honest scientist would be as quick to denounce the latter claim as well as the former.  However, their silence, along with the apocalyptic scenarios mentioned above, demonstrates that many scientists are as inconsistent and biased as the skeptical scientists and non-scientists they condemn.

 

  • Climate Change is responsible for everything.  Whether it is Tropical Storm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, or a brutal winter blizzard, all are attributed to Climate Change.  A cool day in the middle of summer?  A warm day in the middle of winter?  Sleet?  Wind?  Freezing rain?  There is no need to accept unseasonable weather, blame God, or even indict “Mother Earth”, because Climate Change is the real perpetrator.  Some also attribute tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic activity to Climate Change.  Apparently, none of these “natural events” ever occurred before man-induced (anthropogenic) Climate Change.  Incidentally, this all-encompassing culpability is the reason they altered the name from Global Warming to Climate Change.  It allows its promoters to blame any “act of God”, unwelcome weather, or abnormally cold weather on man’s activities.