In 2000, a report in British newspaper The Independent said that snow will soon be a thing of the past. The article began by saying, “Snow is starting to disappear from our lives,” and ended with the words, “The chances are certainly now stacked against the sort of heavy snowfall in cities that inspired ... the 19th century poet Laureate Robert Bridges, who wrote in ‘London Snow’ of it, ‘stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying” (“Snowballs are now just a thing of the past,” The Independent, March 20, 2000). The newspaper quoted David Parker of the Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research who said that ultimately British children could have only virtual experience of snow, claiming that in 20 years time snow “will probably cause chaos” because of its rarity. That was 14 years ago. Since then, the planet has been getting colder and severe winters are back in many places, including the United States and Great Britain. Of course, that doesn't disprove man-made global warming, because it appears that NOTHING can disprove man-made global warming! If it is warm, it is global warming. If it is cold, it is global warming. If there are hurricanes or no hurricanes, polar ice melt or record polar ice--it’s all man-made global warming. As the late Reverend Ike used to say about his lucky coin (which was inscribed with “good luck” on one side and “blessing” on the other), “You can’t lose with the stuff I use.” Al Gore and friends are the Rev. Ikes of global warming. (Friday Church News Notes, February 7, 2014, www.wayoflife.org [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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