A brief lesson
on Earth's climate history
from a real scientist:
"Today we remain
locked in what is
essentially still the
Pleistocene Ice Age,
with an average global
temperature of 14.5 C.
This compares with
a low of about 12 C.
during the periods
of maximum glaciation
in this Ice Age
to an average
of 22 C.
during the
Greenhouse Ages,
which occurred over
longer time periods
prior to the most
recent Ice Age.
During the
Greenhouse Ages,
there was no ice
on either pole
and all the land
was tropical and
sub-tropical,
from pole to pole.
As recently as
5 million years ago
the Canadian
Arctic Islands
were completely
forested.
Today, we live in an
unusually cold period
in the history of life
on Earth and there is
no reason to believe
that a warmer climate
would be anything
but beneficial
for humans
and the majority
of other species."
Patrick Moore, Ph.D.
Statement before the
Senate Environment
and Public Works Committee,
Subcommittee on Oversight,
February 25, 2014