Re: “Scientists wonder whether global warming played role — Elements seem to be influenced by climate change, some say,” Wednesday news story.
It’s pretty clear that global warming, sorry, I mean “climate change,” played a role in hurricane Sandy’s destructive power. Sure hurricanes existed before and, yes, once every 100 years made it to the northern seaboard. But sea level is a foot higher, and Atlantic Ocean is about 2 degrees warmer on average than a century ago. Warm water is fueling hurricanes.
So why is it so taboo for us to admit that? Maybe because we can’t admit that we are the problem. We built this monster ourselves.
We did not intend it, we certainly did not want it, but it’s our creature and we cannot admit that we did it. But if we are the problem, we are also the solution.
Regis Marco, Austin