Climate change chaos

No one can say for sure that recent flooding in Cumbria is directly related to climate change. But there has been a noticeable absence of any connection in the news reports. Many peoples' lives have been devastated.

Described as a 'once a millennium' event, the recent flooding fits all the predictions that have been made of what we can expect to happen more regularly as a result of climate change. And yet, despite all the grief and pain, we are determined to carry on 'as normal' in the mostly noble of British tradition.

And yet there is still time to do something! We have a small window of opportunity to do so. Wind energy is not the total solution; but it can form part of it. Whatever the sceptics may say, it will lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emmissions; as acknowledged by the 'Country Guardian' website: Myths of our own making (p16)