My take is that the tug of war over what's causing today's telegenic heat waves, floods, tempests — and even Arctic sea - ice retreats — distracts from the high confidence scientists have in the long - term (but less sexy) picture: that more CO2 will lead to centuries of climate and
coastal changes with big consequences for a growing human
population (for better and worse in the short run, and likely
mostly for the worse in the long run).