Sudden Change in Climate From: The Washington Post | Date: August 24, 1987 | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

It is alarming to hear Franklin Kameny {"Changed Climate Is Not Bad," letters, Aug. 19} give such a sunny assessment of the greenhouse effect. According to Mr. Kameny, the changes in climate resulting from the greenhouse effect are not to be dreaded: "Changed climate is not bad; it is just different." In his view, humans must simply adapt themselves to changing climatic circumstances.

One really must wonder if Mr. Kameny has not already spent too much time in the sun. While it is true that the Earth's climate has changed continually over its 5-billion-year history, these changes have been ...

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