Posthuman Blues

'Strange things' along Pacific Coast waters

"Marine biologists are seeing mysterious and disturbing things along the Pacific Coast this year: higher water temperatures, plummeting catches of fish, lots of dead birds on the beaches, and perhaps most worrisome, very little plankton -- the tiny organisms that are a vital link in the ocean food chain.

"Is this just one freak year? Or is this global warming?

"Few scientists are willing to blame global warming, the theory that carbon dioxide and other manmade emissions are trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere and causing a worldwide rise in temperatures. Yet few are willing to rule it out."

Note that global warming is identified as a "theory." Yeah, just a "theory" folks. Carry on.