Arrow-right Camera

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

This column reflects the opinion of the writer. Learn about the differences between a news story and an opinion column.

Other info on global warming

The public has not been made aware of all information regarding global warming. This is unfortunate because when we hear “global warming” we have come to assume this means human-caused warming. In truth we are unable to distinguish between natural warming and human-caused warming.

What we do know is, there is a gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth. S. Fred Singer and other climatologists have done extensive research on historical global temperature variation. By using proxy thermometers, e.g., ice cores from Greenland, and written records they have found that global temperature exhibits a 1,500-year heating/cooling cycle.

Indeed, records show that during the Middle Ages Mediterranean crops were growing as far north as Germany. Alaskan glaciers have been warming for hundreds of years, not just since the Industrial Revolution.

I urge everyone who has accepted the popular notion that man is responsible for global warming to search out literature by climatologists such as: S. Fred Singer, Roy Spencer, Dennis Avery, David Hart and Tim Ball.

Phil Thayer

Spokane

Letters Policy

The Spokesman-Review invites original letters on local topics of public interest. Your letter must adhere to the following rules:

  • No more than 250 words
  • We reserve the right to reject letters that are not factually correct, racist or are written with malice.
  • We cannot accept more than one letter a month from the same writer.
  • With each letter, include your daytime phone number and street address.
  • The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and re-publish any material submitted for publication.

Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. (Learn more.)

Submit letters using any of the following:

Our online form
Submit your letter here
Mail
Letters to the Editor
The Spokesman-Review
999 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Fax
(509) 459-5098

Read more about how we crafted our Letters to the Editor policy