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Originally Posted by John Whitworth
It depends on what you mean by real. The planet warms from time to time. At other times it cools ...
I take it none of you live in Northern Canada. Thought not. Why are the polar bears not all dead? They are thriving. Why is the Arctic ice not melting. It isn't.
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Yes, John, there have always been climatic changes leading to ice-ages and to thaws, but that was a natural cycle from which the planet recovered. This time, with all our technological knowhow, we're pushing it to the point of no return. Coral reefs developed over hundreds of millions of years, and managed to survive the natural fluctuations of climate. But now, thanks to us, 95% of coral may die over the next few decades.
As to your second point, I don't know the basis for your remarkable assertions, but here's a thought for you:
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Polar bears were added to the list of threatened species and will receive special protection under U.S. law. In his statement, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne noted that the decline of Arctic sea ice is the greatest threat to the bears."