CLIMATE CHANGE: A call for action, not dismissal
The recent column dismissing 2024’s heat record reflects a misunderstanding of climate science and the urgency of addressing human-caused warming. While Earth’s climate has varied over geological timescales, today’s rapid warming, driven by greenhouse gas emissions, is unprecedented and alarming.
The argument that 200 years of climate data is too short ignores the wealth of evidence from ice cores, tree rings, and sediment records that reveal past climate trends. These data show the current warming far exceeds natural variability and aligns directly with industrial-era emissions.
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