Climate Rant

OK, people. It has been a weird winter here in the southern US. I haven't seen this much snow in one winter since I was a child, and that's been a few years ago. But if I hear ONE MORE PERSON say that all this snow negates climate change (global warming), I am going to lose what's left of my snow-frazzled mind.

As one can easily find with a little research, "global warming" is actually one part of the overall discussion on climate change. While research shows that overall, the average temperature is increasing, there is a recognition that these changes are having impact on extremes of weather as well. In other words, our having an unusually heavy snowfall is not a surprise to climate scientists.

One of the arguments I've heard against climate change is that humans are taking themselves too seriously if they believe they can influence God's created world in such a devastating way. How do these folks rationalize, though, that humans have created enough nuclear weapons to destroy the earth several times over? If we can create those kinds of materials, why is it such a stretch to imagine that our daily actions, multiplied by billions of individuals, could not have their own devastating results for our planet?

In Genesis, God asks humans to be good stewards of the creation. Attempting to absolve humanity of the rights and responsibilities of stewardship, then, is an affront to God.