I find it disheartening that otherwise intelligent people would buy into the “climate change is just a hoax” idea.
Fact: Most of the rise in CO2 during the last century has been tied to fossil fuel burning.
Fact: Extra CO2 in the atmosphere will warm the planet
Fact: Extra CO2 in the atmosphere will change the chemistry of the ocean.
Fact: The vast majority of climate scientists are telling you we have a major problem with human-induced climate change. I personally know several climate scientists and know them to be meticulous, honest people.
Facts that will affect housing:
Fact: Global warming will raise sea-levels.
Fact: Global warming will change precipitation patterns. Many experts think the water situation for California and the Southwest is likely to be severe.
Fact: Global warming is very likely to increase the frequency and severity of major hurricaines hitting the US.
Fact: My parents’ home insurance in Long Island was recently not renewed by their insurance company “because they live within 2 miles of the ocean.”
Now, you can ignore what the climate scientists are telling you. You can ignore what the insurance companies are telling you. You can ignore the potential staggering enviromental and economic costs that will wrack this country. But climate change doesn’t care what you think. It will happen anyway.
