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In reply to the discussion: I am a Climate Change (human caused) agnostic. [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)I lived in Ridgecrest, CA - east of the Sierra nevada mountains.
Storms would roll in from the west and just stop right on top of the mountains.
In Tehachapi, another placed I lived, when I worked for Enron I watched out my window as a mountain was removed bit by bit.
Had they done this with the larger mountains it would have drastically altered the climate of the desert.
We can affect our climate in many ways. Yes there are cycles but just because they exist does not mean they are the sole cause.
If we can control one thing that contributes to it in a negative way we should.
I also liken it to sitting in a garage with your car running. Nothing will happen at first, but over time some bad most certainly will as things build up.
'The' cause? Perhaps not. A cause most assuredly.