Or if you want……climate change.

I have been hit on here by many on the right that say that I am ignorant or stupid or just plain wrong on the global warming thing.  I have looked at both sides of the question and say what I think…but then that is an opinion just like my critics have their opinion.  It is an argument that will continue for decades longer because NO ONE has a spine.

But beyond that opinion…who is right and who is wrong?

In a recent issue of Time Magazine a report has been published with predictions of what is to come.  Now with that said, why not write these down and see if they come true….then maybe we can put the debate to bed.

The predictions from Time are:

Water Woes. Precipitation will generally become heavier in northern areas, and will tend to fall in severe downpours, leading to more widespread flooding. Meanwhile, the South — and especially the Southwest — will become drier. That’s alarming because the Southwest and Southeast, where populations are growing faster than in any other U.S. region, are already struggling with drought.

Heat Index. Get used to sweating. Under a business-as-usual course, by the end of the century, Washington, D.C., could average as many as 90 to 100 days a year above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, up from around 30 to 40 days now. Southern Florida and southern Texas could see more than 160 days a year above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

Polar Thaw. Climate change is being felt first in the Arctic regions, which explains why Alaska is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the country, and could warm by as much as 13 degrees Fahrenheit in the next 50 years. That will melt sea ice and severely affect already endangered species like the polar bear and the walrus. And warming could ruin the state’s valuable fisheries — as sea temperatures warm, the habitat for cold-water fish like salmon and trout could all but disappear in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Northeastern Exposure. Warming will make skiing, ice-skating and snowmobiling pastimes of the past in many areas of the Northeast, decimating the multibillion-dollar winter-sports industry. The center of maple-syrup production will shift from New England to Canada, and production of apples and other produce that depend on cooler winters will decline.

Early Deaths. All those heat waves will take a serious toll on human health, with a significant increase in deaths due to high temperatures. The poor and the young will be most vulnerable.

The list is out there…..now we must watch to see who is right in the climate debate.