"The chances of northern Europe facing a new ice age, or of catastrophic sea-level rises of almost four metres that swamp the planet over thenext century, have been ruled out by leading scientists." (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/06/climate-change-tropical-forest-greater)

Considering the Met Office has given up trying to predict weather over a week away, I'm shocked anyone would try to predict what the world climate conditions will be 50-100 years in the future.

We are, however, a threat to the Rain Forest. No change there, then.It always amuses me that people go on about the Arctic Ice melting as proof of the dreaded 'Global Warming'.

Yeah, it does that. And yeah, it looks like it's doing it faster and further every year. In the past few of years, a couple cruise ships have been able to sail through where there used to be ice. Last year, a sea-going yacht managed to find a way through using up-top-date satellite images to avoid the icepack.

But bear in mind, that 3000 years ago, the Vikings regularly sailed longships through the Arctic. And bear in mind that 500 years ago, when the route became known as the Northwest Passage, trading ships were using it all the time to get round trading restrictions laid down by the Pope. Yet 100 years ago people couldn't get through, and were dying in their attempts. Only hardened explorers like Amundsen managed to take expeditions through the pack ice, and it could take them a year or more to cross the Arctic Circle.

Guys, we're still recovering from the Little Ice Age (1500's-1800's). A good 300 years of advancing glaciers and expanding icepack.

'Climate Change' = 'returning to normal conditions'