Snow Storms, Ice Storms and Global Warming?

If nothing else, we should all keep in mind that every time we turn up the thermostat this winter to combat the cold, we are contributing to global warming by consuming more fossil fuel power. Until we can shift our economy over to greener energy sources, global warming will be a problem, regardless of how warm or cold it is outside.

Is global warming a hoax.....or just boring? | Jacksonville.com

Mingle at a party or gathering of any sort this time of year and it won't take long for someone to bring up the latest litany of arctic blasts affecting folks somewhere. And then you can count to about ten, if you're lucky, before a voice somewhere in the group drawls sarcastically, "So, where's all this GLOBAL WARMING that's going to wipe us all out, huh?" Followed by the requisite "Yuk, snort, yuk, yuk." The snickers ripple across the room in agreement, an example of adult peer pressure at work.
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It's actually an error in language. It should be referred to as climate change. There....does that make it easier to accept? Haven't we all commented on the changes we've seen in our climate, with extremes in both hot and cold, dry and wet? Remember not too long ago when our normal afternoon summer thunderstorms disappeared for a couple of years, only to return a few summers ago? Remember the summers of rampant wildfires, no rain in sight for months, here in our subtropical climate zone?

But no matter what we call it, it IS happening all around us, and it will destroy us unless we grasp the simple fact that how we behave has an impact now that is cumulative and that it will continue into the future. Try coastal cities being sucked under as the ocean levels rise each year because the glaciers are slowly but surely melting away?