Palm trees, Old Guy? The Isle of Arran--off the west of Scotland, has palm trees galore. And far from a looming rise in temperature due to global warming, the temperature in the UK/Western Europe region is expected to DROP, due to the probable diversion of the Gulf Stream, which is the factor which makes palm trees a part of Scottish vegetation. Whether or not this drop in temperature has permanence is debatable; I imagine it will depend in the mid to long term on the degree of the general global warming trend. Does all this mean that Boab is a convinced "believer"? Itdoesn't. I think there is a probable warming trend, and if not, it's No thanks to the heedless career of humanity, which is HELLbent in ignoring calls for action which will reduce their contribution to such a dangerous trend. If there is even a slight possibility that we are responsible for all or any part of a warming trend we owe it to our kids, grandkids and greatgrandkids [and I have all of them] to take whatever action possible which will slow down or stop this situation from reaching a deadly stage.