I voted “aggravated”, but even that may be a bit strong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age
"Glaciologically, ice age is often used to mean a period of ice sheets in the northern and southern hemispheres; by this definition we are still in an ice age (because the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets still exist).
There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes."
I am still waiting to hear how man caused global cooling …
The temperature and environment of this planet are not stable or constant.
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Reducing pollution, dependence on fossil fuels etc. are common sense. What concerns me is the “throw out the baby with the bathwater” mentality that we must immediately abandon all established energy sources and “freeze in the dark”. Ride our bicycles to work. (40 miles each way, dropping of/picking up 3 children at daycare, dog to the vets, ten bags of groceries on the way home, two large bankers boxes of client records, briefcase, lunch bag. In a snowstorm. Minus 10 degrees.)
Of course, the “third world” demands the right to bring their standard of living (cars, HVAC, etc.) up to ours without interference. Seems fair. :wink:
Once, when these issues were raised, politicians and business said “No way. Too costly.”
Now they have realized the money making / taxing potential, all I hear is ‘Ka-Ching.”