What happens before me is irrelevant, as life is short, and if I judge based solely on what it is before me, I would be a true fool

@SoullessHeathen Then u would be in the dark ages and I do not think you are that kind of person being on this site.

@OwlInASack is the frequency of "extreme" weather events higher than ever? Or is record of modern weather more prevalent than it was over 100 years ago?

@OwlInASack so what you are saying is we were due for it? Nothing good last forever. Inevitably, the earth will no longer be a planet that possesses a "Goldilocks" zone, as described by scientists searching for life elsewhere. We are halfway through this planet's life cycle. What I do know for certain, is humanity, and all other creatures thrive in warmer climates.

@OwlInASack I know many who have survived hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.

@OwlInASack many more survive, by a landslide margin, than those who dont, and unfortunately in the case of predicted weather events like hurricanes, those who perish are those too stubborn to heed warnings when they were told to evacuate.

@OwlInASack also, you fail to acknowledge the fact that global warming inevitably leads to ice ages, not long after the warming ceases. The past two years have seen GLOBAL temperatures drop sharply. Al Gores hockey stick graph was relevant in 1998, but the continuing trend has not been what he predicted. Multiple glaciers around the world have actually increased in size in the past 3 decades consecutively , will link them shortly.

Also, there are some hypothesis that indicate that change will not happen gradually but in quantum leaps based of domino effects of critical systems like: lack of snow cover in the Arctic accelerates heating (since snow reflects light) which in turn melts the permafrost which will release trapped methane which in turn traps more heat in the atmosphere.