>>>"Global warming" is indeed a very misleading term. It invites people in a place like England to say "I wouldn't mind it being a bit warmer, nothing to worry about".

Whereas it's quite possible that, in the complexity of the planet's weather systems, an overall rise in temperature could usher in a new Ice Age for this part of the world.<<<

certainly a couple of degrees bend in the direction of the Gulf Stream, where it passes 20 miles form my door could have interesting consequences for the UK.