CLIMATE CHANGE

IT IS an indisputable fact that global temperatures have been rising for the past century and it is the opinion of most, but not all, scientists attributing that to rising carbon dioxide levels. I am committing a horrible offence when I say that perhaps, yes, just perhaps, scientists are, like everyone else, subject to tunnel vision especially when they are seeking vast amounts of cash to further their own researches.

A classic instance of this has been the dire warnings over at least half a century that the Great Barrier Reef is subject to almost instant extinction unless their particular field of research on the reef is massively funded by both the State and Federal Governments. Although the money did not come forth, strangely enough, the reef is still there!

Ice ages have happened a few times in the human record but the occurrence of heat ages are ignored by everyone except probably the arborists. It is therefore undeniable that, like everything else, temperatures on the earth are subject to natural change. As a result, many geologists sit on the fence when confronted with the current temperature rise.

Therefore, the current rise in temperature may be natural, may be caused by human activity or may be caused by a combination of both. It is vitally important to find this out and, to the best of my knowledge, there has been no investigation by independent judges to determine this. It is time to do so if we can find some government that will withstand ridicule from all those convinced that mankind is solely to blame.

The vast amount of money spent on global warming comes from each and every person living on this earth and, as a result, affects the standard of living of everyone. If global warming is caused by human activity, it is money well spent. If it is natural, it is a complete and utter waste of money. It is time to investigate. PETER SHERIDAN, Kearneys Spring