Weather

Once again the proponents of climate change are overplaying their hands and setting back their cause. There is no doubt that the amount of carbon dioxide is increasing and some of that is caused by burning fossil fuels. That said there is no evidence that this is causing hurricanes and they should not say that until such time is it is proven. They are making the amateurish mistake of confusing climate with weather. Weather refers to short term changes in specific areas whereas climate means long term changes over a large area. There have been no hurricanes to hit Florida in the past 12 years and that did not mean that climate change was a hoax and two hurricanes this year does not mean climate change is real. When these proponents jump to conclusions like this they hurt their credibility. The unwillingness of some to admit that climate change is caused by increases in carbon dioxide reminds of the people who think that long term government debt is not a problem. Each of these can lead to serious problems in the future but for political reasons each side is willing to put off doing anything about it.