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Re “A climate change of heart,” Opinion, March 14
Man-made global warming is a myth. It is only man’s vanity that makes us believe that we can alter the Earth’s climate. Natural forces (volcanoes, oceans, plants, animals) dwarf anything we do. When Mt. Pinatubo blew up in 1991, it spewed more chemicals and gases into the atmosphere than we ever will. Weather is always changing and unusual. The Earth has had many periods of warming and cooling. The sky is not falling.
CHRIS KNOX
Torrance
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