[Moneyguy1]

snow...

No more than you.

Interesting how many people equate the microclimate in their immediate area with the global climate.

Look, folks...this is a complex subject and no one has the complete picture. Yes, temperature change is cyclical; so is continental drift, the earth's orbit, the sun's output of energy, etc. To ignore the fact that things will not always be "status quo" seems to me to be a bit short sighted. THe point is to be prepared. If, for example, the "experts" are correct ablut sea levels rising, certain areas will become inundated unless specific actions are taken similar to what Holland has had to do. OVerall, according to some climatologists, the differential on a global scale between now and the last (10,000 years ago) ice age was only about 2 degrees celsius. Not much.

Something was aid about tree rings. Without going into detail, tree rings can give a picture of the growing conditions over huge expanses of time. A tree growing today, say 50 years old and a tree that was cut down 40 years ago will have 10 years worth of rings in common. Continue backwards and as long as you can find a log for the time span you can trace the weather. In addition, ice cores frm Greenland and Antarctica can contain air bubbles from the long ago past as well as evidence of soot or ash left by volcanoes. Satellite imaging has located ancient riverbeds, cities, and the like, telling us of changes which made entire areas of the world more or less inhabitable. There are any number of ways to investigate the past global conditions.

Most folks who deny change are indulging in wishful thinking, attacking messengers and ignoring the message..