[genuine]

What good does this do? Should I go into bankruptcy insulating my house with aerogel to protect against severe climate change?

If the weather gets hot or there is a drought, environmentalist scientists tell the media that problem is global warming caused by humans. If the weather gets colder, environmentalist scientists tell the media that problem is climate change caused by humans.

If it gets really damn cold outside, or really damn hot, then we need to make good insulation cheaper. Whining about it doesn't do a damn bit of good.

[nitrogen]

If the weather gets hot or there is a drought, environmentalist scientists tell the media that problem is global warming caused by humans. If the weather gets colder, environmentalist scientists tell the media that problem is climate change caused by humans.

That's not what I've been hearing. I see people saying that no individual weather event or localized change can be attributed to global climate change, but that as more total energy is added to the earth system, more chaotic weather events and localized changes can be expected in aggregate (edit: e.g. http://youtu.be/5EaLVOv8cIk?t=1m49s).

[lifeformed]

Well, it's good to have details on the causes and effects of these kinds of problems, so we can better decide how to prevent it from happening more. Our efforts shouldn't be purely reactive, it should also be preventative.