]]>Scientists counter climate change skeptic
Paula Jasinski knows the science behind climate change isn’t bulletproof.
Yet she thinks there is overwhelming evidence that mankind — not Mother Nature — is chiefly responsible for increasing temperatures that are causing sea levels to rise and other changes to the planet.
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal,” Jasinski said Wednesday during the 22nd annual Environment Virginia Symposium. “Yes, there’s natural events occurring; but for the large part, it’s human activities causing these events.”
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Her opinion matches that of most climate scientists, who argue that power plants, motor vehicles and other conveyances are polluting Earth’s atmosphere and causing the planet to warm.
It contrasts with former NASA scientist Roy W. Spencer, who suggested to several hundred conference attendees on Tuesday that rising temperatures are part of Earth’s natural cycle. Spencer was invited to speak by Gov. Bob McDonnell’s administration, which is fighting federal efforts to counteract global warming.