I have much more faith in Peter Otway's letters than the ones by Frank Smead, who seems to be wearing blinkers by not seeing per TV of the record storms, floods etc, which have been devastating countries such as China, Russia, Pakistan, Australia, USA, Shri Lanka, India and central America, and some others.

Of course Frank, global warming has been waxing and waning for millennia, but we are dealing with this 21st Century and poisonous emissions caused by humanity since the Industrial Revolution which is irrefutable! Everything is polluted and becoming worse.

All ice is rapidly melting Frank, please read up on Greenland for one, but you probably will say that our planet is cooling; as usual.

EM Izett, Tauranga.