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Updated: April 20, 2026 @ 6:46 pm
Editor,
In his letter of March 8, Bob Cohen uses cherry-picked data and dubious statements to cast doubt on the seriousness of climate change. He references predictions made more than 30 years ago to cast doubt on the reliability of climate models. However, climate models have become much more accurate in recent years due to improved understanding of climate dynamics and vastly increased computing power.
Mr. Cohen states that “no one is aware of historical observations.” In fact there is an enormous amount of available data on historical observations of climate-related phenomena, including global temperatures, sea level rise, and others. He cherry picks one data point to try to refute that fact that sea levels have been rising due to increasing global temperatures. Here is what NASA has to say: “Over the past 100 years, global temperatures have risen about 1 degree C (1.8 degrees F), with sea level response to that warming totaling about 160 to 210 mm (with about half of that amount occurring since 1993), or about 6 to 8 inches. And the current rate of sea-level rise is unprecedented over the past several millennia.”
It is unfortunate that the media sometimes tend to exaggerate the impacts of climate change. However, the findings of climate science are clear if one makes the effort to get the real story. It is not child abuse to inform our children about the facts of climate change so that they are prepared to take political action to have a livable planet.
Bob Steele
Redwood City
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Yawn. Here we go again, another lecture about someone else using cherry-picked data when the so-called global warming narrative relies on cherry-picked data… Mr. Steele, instead of lecturing us, perhaps you can tell us what you’re doing to reduce your carbon footprint. Maybe let us know your thoughts about the COP attendees who took over 400 jets to attend the conference, the air conditioning that was used because it was over 80 degrees outside, and the amount of meat served from those methane-producing cows? If these folks aren’t aggressively reducing their emissions, is it because they don’t believe the credibility, or scientific credentials of your experts? Perhaps they know something you don’t?
Excluded from consideration in your letter is that natural warming after the Little Ice Age is a factor in our warming. It ended in 1850 after causing massive starvation in Europe. According to former Green Peace president Patrick Moore, this was due to such low levels of CO2 levels that it severely stunted plant growth.
No doubt man is responsible for some of the warming but so far fewer people have died of heat than cold, and we now have a greener the planet due to more CO2 and rain fall. Technology is well on its way to developing less expensive green energy that will drive out more expensive fossil fuels. Global warming is only catastrophic in the minds of people that hope to profit from it politically and financially or have been taken in by sensation seeking media.
The Little Ice Age was not a global phenomena--it hit different regions during different centuries. In contrast, human-made global warming is impacting the entire globe at the same time. Global temperatures haven’t been as high in the past 2,000 years and the increase has occurred simultaneously on 98% of Earth’s surface.
Patrick Moore uses his long ago Greenpeace ties to make lots of money as a corporate spokesperson on anti-environment messages. He is not an environmental “expert” in any way.
Your statement that far fewer people have died of heat than cold is not only untrue, it is completely unconnected to the topic of the damages done by global climate change. It should be fairly obvious that the rising temperatures do not kill people directly. They do cause catastrophic damage to ecosystems.
Thank you Mr. Steele. Great letter. It's important to keep restating the facts to combat the machinations of the propaganda campaign of the oil and gas producers.
Thank you for the letter, Rob.
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