Heard it before

Vincent J. Curtis

2 Oct 23

RE: The impact of climate change on Ontarians. Spectator editorial 2 Oct 23.

The first question that arises from this provocative title is, ‘what climate change’?  The global average temperature now is the same as it was in 1999.  Then we read that it’s another one of those reports speculating about the future, like those speculations that forecasted the Arctic Ocean would be ice-free by 2014, and that lower Manhattan would be flooded due to rising sea levels by 2018; that  The Maldives and Tuvalu would be submerged by now.  Yeah, those kinds of reports.

These forecasts are based on climate modelling, the ones that have greatly overestimated global warming.  We have two decades of history with these models, and their lack of conformance to actual measured temperature data is noteworthy.  They can’t tell what the weather will be next month, but they can tell us what the weather will be in 75 years?  Really?  And what exactly makes the climate of today the absolutely optimum one, that there can be none better?  What is the ideal amount of rainfall, drought, and temperature for all Ontario?

The plan to spend money on hardening infrastructure is one I’ve recommended for years.  Don’t waste money on useless things like windmills, solar panels, and rainbows.  Even if the CO2-is-a-weather-knob theory is true, because of China and India, there’s nothing heroic Ontario can do about it.

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