Viewpoint: Climate change counter views

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Mention climate change in any group of people and one is bound to stir up some derisive comments. It would seem that many people hold strong opinions – and the facts are often, apparently, of secondary importance. The reality is that, on one level, climate change is a complex subject requiring careful consideration, and this article can only begin to touch the surface of the subject. On the global scale there is much that can be stated with confidence about climate change; for example, that human activity has undeniably changed the global atmosphere (as evident in, for example, atmospheric CO2 concentrations). However, when it comes to statements about regional scale change and impacts, the purported threat rouses strong reactions. Yet, if climate change is real, and if we ignore the issue, at a minimum we do a disservice to society and the future generations who are the inheritors of our inaction.

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