An inconvenient truth

[xoxoxoBruce]

What effect would you think that greatly speeding up this warming event is having?

I don't know and neither do you. Unfortunately the climate scientists don't either, apparently.

In fact, some scientists are saying that we should be considering this warming event as one of the great cataclysmic events (on a par with the end of the Cretaceous Period, or worse still, the end of the Permian Period - predates the dinosaurs).

"Some scientists" are saying a lot of things. But even if those scientists are right, that doesn't mean we made it happen( which I doubt) or made it worse.

The problem with fast changes in the climate, is that plants and animals do not have the time to evolve in order to cope with the change.

As far as plants and in some cases animals not adapting, is that bad?
In one of the National Geographic articles I linked, they talked about plants migrating in test plots. They didn't like the plants that replaced the ones lost, as much, but said it was only a test plot and wouldn't be necessarily be the general case.
But other than the, some plant may prove to be the cure for cancer, some day, scenario, does it make a difference if the plant life as we know it changes? Hasn't that been changing continuously?

we need to get away from the arguing, and get on with dealing with the inevitable change, while still working towards improving man's impact on the environment, or course.

I agree, but by doing what? That's how this thread started....questioning just what we do that really impacts Global warming?
Where do we get the most bang for the buck in making changes?
What do we have to do to deal with the "inevitable changes"?
Do we even know what they will be, really?
I'm reminded of Mom standing on a chair screaming, Do something, do something.................... WHAT?