Originally Posted by
arkansasbob
i don't claim to be an expert, but here's a stab. i don't think there is any question that the earth is in a current warming trend. it could be, in fact, (i'm not sure) that the earth is the warmest it has been since hurricanes began being recorded on this contenant. the debate is whether the weather is changing from natural or man-made causes. many scientists argue that the global climate naturally cycles (a known fact), and that the small amount of greenhouse gas emitted by industry could not possible have much of an affect on global climate (a debated fact). but it really doesn't matter what these scientists say, because the only source of funding for their research is big industrial companies (and a few universities), which makes them easy for their opponants to dismiss. and no matter what happens, the anti-industry global warming people will claim it is a result of industrial pollution. if we had a couple of especially quiet hurricane seasons, they would figure out a way to say that is a sign of a coming man-made ice age. they can spin it any way you want.