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Let’s see: Who’s the expert on climate change, a scientist or a politician?<\/p>\n

I’ll go with the scientist.<\/p>\n

Scientist Bill “The Science Guy” Nye debated politician Marsha Blackburn today on “Meet the Press.” The topic was whether Earth’s climate is changing. Nye says it is; Blackburn expresses doubt.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2014\/02\/16\/gop_rep_marsha_blackburn_vs_bill_nye_on_climate_change.html<\/p>\n

As the program’s moderator David Gregory tried to point out several times during the exchange, the fact of climate change seems beyond dispute. The only topic worth debating is its cause.<\/p>\n

And, for my money, even that debate is beginning to look more like a slam dunk in favor of those who believe human beings are responsible for the resulting change in our worldwide climate patterns.<\/p>\n

This is a difficult concept to swallow during this winter of extreme cold, record-breaking snow in the Northeast, prolonged cold in the Midwest — including some mighty chilly days in the Texas Panhandle — and the catastrophic winter storms that have swept through the South.<\/p>\n

The point Nye was trying to convey this morning, though, was that even those changes reflect a dynamic not seen in many decades, perhaps even centuries. <\/p>\n

How many “storms of the century” have we seen in recent years? They seem to arrive annually. Don’t those descriptions of these monumental weather events send up any red flags — even among those who continue to doubt the existence of climate change or those who pooh-pooh the idea as being some sort of left-wing conspiracy to destroy the fossil fuel industry?<\/p>\n

Rep. Blackburn chairs a House science and technology committee. So she’s got some credibility on this issue. <\/p>\n

Nye looks at this more from a scientific perspective. Yes, there exists plenty of debate among scientists about climate change and its cause.<\/p>\n

The evidence continues to persuade me that it’s real and — if there’s anything humans can do about it — that it’s long past time to act.<\/p>\n

I’m just hoping it’s not too late.<\/p>\n\n

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