Newtonian physics posits that for every
action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. If you've been
literally feeling the heat lately, you'll be able to cool down a
bit this year. UN meteorologists have said that the La Nina
phenomenon will cause global temperatures to decrease
slightly.
Michel Jarraud, secretary-general of the
World Meteorological Organization, said that La Nina will likely
continue into the summer. Thus, it will balance out the warming
effect that we've been experiencing lately.
The interesting thing is that this cooling effect has prompted some
to question whether the climate change theory still holds water.
Jarraud, however, insisted that, despite the cooling, 2008
temperatures are still above the average for the century. As
he put it:
La
Nina is part of what we call 'variability'. There has always been
and there will always be cooler and warmer years, but what is
important for climate change is that the trend is up; the climate
on average is warming even if there is a temporary cooling because
of La Nina.
Furthermore, Jarraud stated that climate change must not be considered in
terms of a particular year, but over a long period of time. He
pointed out that the current global temperature trend is "still
very much indicative of warming."
