INTERVIEW:Climate change:Debate is going to get hotter within EU | Earth Times News

"What we are experiencing right now, with extreme temperatures and violent precipitation, is exactly what had been forecast for the European area ... Scientists tell us,'This is only the beginning: we haven't seen anything yet,'" EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said.
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"I would normally have said that one summer does not make a whole climate policy, but I must also admit that when we had a cold winter last winter, many people looked out of the window and said, 'Oh, it's cold outside, maybe there is no global warming," Hedegaard said.

While a single summer cannot be used as evidence for such a long-term phenomenon as climate change, "it may mean something to people, because it's difficult for citizens to relate to climate periods of 30-50 years," she said.