Climate change natural
It is reported that Ron Marks blamed the near capsize of a RNZN ship on climate change. He, being a military man, should not base his conclusions on conjecture. Has he not heard of the disappearance of the Waratah about 100 years ago?
I am surprised a ship was sent into an area of the ocean for which it was not designed.
It is also my understanding that any seagoing vessel should face waves head-on to avoid this situation.
I have given the issue of climate some thought and note nature is inherently cyclical: Day to night, summer to winter, and it may be seen from records that there are warm and cold cycles through the ages. The Thames River in London is known to have frozen over in the 18th Century, but there was also the medieval warm period in about AD 1100.
In my opinion, whilst climate change is indeed happening, it is part of the normal, natural long-term cycle.
I do not feel humans are solely responsible for climate change, although we do aggravate it by excessive fossil fuel consumption.
Our biggest concern is that we are more likely to drown in our own waste - plastic, tyres and other rubbish.
Humans are more likely to die of constipation than of heat stroke.
Chris Pattison
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