Little Hawk, you say that you would put more trust on anecdotal evidence, rather than the models in the laboratories (paraphrased). So read this month's Smithsonian Magazine. It has an article from page 59 to page 66, titled 'Welcome to Barrow, Alaska- Ground Zero for Climate Change.'

It is well written, complete with graphs and pictures and replete with locals' views and stories.


Incidentally, you said that "no one" is disputing that the globe is getting warmer, that the point of contention is to whether man has a major part in it. If you notice, Sawzaw does NOT accept that the climate is changing, and in fact, most recently you appeared to agree with him that the earth has in the last decade stopped warming.

I suppose that it's possible, when it comes down to it, that most of us will be long gone before the worst of the effects are known or experienced- but I wouldn't bet on it.