Climate Series Part 3: Should We Be Concerned Over Climate Change?
b'The climate is changing, but is the change cause for concern?\\xa0\\n\\u201cThere are natural climate cycles, which are normal,\\u201d research scientist Roy Spencer says, adding that \\u201cIf you move beyond the temperature to things like storminess, you know, hurricane activity, there have been no demonstrable, long-term changes in anything other than a modest, relatively benign increase in temperature."\\nWhen it comes to climate change, Spencer, a meteorologist and research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, says he\'s \\u201cbeen hearing the rhetoric and the fearmongering since the 1970s.\\u201d\\nAsked if he personally worries about climate change, Spencer says: \\u201cNo, if I was seriously worried about it, you know, I\'d be worried for my children\'s future and my grandchildren\'s future. And I\'m not.\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\u201cI\'m more worried about what our government is doing on a number of fronts, including regulatory mandates, which is going to make life much more expensive for them and therefore reduce their standard of living,\\u201d adds Spencer, who has researched climate change for 40 years.\\xa0\\nThe \\u201cnatural fluctuations in weather are normal,\\u201d argues Spencer, currently a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation\\u2019s Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment. (The Daily Signal is Heritage\\u2019s news outlet.)\\nSpencer joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d for the final episode of a three-part series on climate change. In it, he explains what we know and don\'t know about the root causes of climate change and the appropriate response to a changing climate. Spencer also provides insight into how the climate may change in coming years.\\nEnjoy the show!\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.'