re: #78 katemaclaren

A lot of previous changes in our climate have come in the form of natural phenomena like shifts in our axis, interstellar visitors like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, or even plate tectonics. No one disputes that the climate changes. In fact- these things show just how delicate our climate is when a small shift or a meteor or a subcontinent ramming into Asia can alter the entire planet.

What’s going on this time however is man is introducing one of these variables into the mix, and it is having an impact. Can we reverse this? Possibly. The real issues though are how are we going to manage our species survival if we don’t start coming to grip with the implications now? Waiting until we’re out of fresh water will be too late.