They get adopted because they appear beneficial, but they are not, but once the harm manifests, it is too late to do anything meaningful about it. (slaw.ca)
Secondly, year to year fluctuations are very large and simply reflect the chaotic nature of weather — the change over a single year does not say anything meaningful about climate trends. (grist.org)
Hence to say anything meaningful about globalization, including how to respond to it, there is need to know as clearly as possible what it is all about. (religion-online.org)