@jca2 I mean I agree some of it is cyclical. Right now, we are in an El Nino phase, and probably everyone my age and older remembers being in an El Nino cycle previously. All the science says the trend is warmer and warmer though, and that we are affecting how fast we are warming.
I always say to the deniers, why not err on the side of caution? Plus, most of the suggestions by the scientist to slow the warming are to limit pollution, and I think God would want to us to take care of the earth, the waters, the air, and our bodies even if it did not affect the climate. Many of the measures help make the US independent from the Middle East and other countries. You would think the religious base of the party would be on board, but instead they go along with profit minded businesses who don’t care if they poison the earth and poison our bodies and make deals with countries that are not necessarily allies and not in line with our mores.
There are a few people where I live who do presentations basically saying climate change is a hoax. Two of them talk a lot about how CO2 is good and will cause the greening of the earth, which in turn will add more oxygen to the planet. They argue cold weather is more dangerous than hot. They cherry pick their statistics and one liners. It must be from right wing radio or something. These guys are pretty smart guys and worked for the government for many years. I challenged one of them asking if they statement that the cold kills more people than heat, and asked if that was including disasters that come with heat like hurricanes and flooding, and he said no. So, that talk is very misleading.