Global warming v climate change
I'm happy to help out your correspondent John Walker (Border Mail letters, December 22) who thinks there is some confusion amongst the general public about an apparent difference between the terms "climate change" and "global warming".
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It's quite simple really, the planet is getting warmer, hence the phrase "global warming." The climate is changing, hence the term "climate change". There's no need for confusion, both can happen at the same time.
There are some climate change deniers who think the use of both terms is a flaw in the greenhouse theory but they've never explained what the flaw is.
Just to complicate it a bit, changing weather patterns do periodically make some places get cooler than normal, the polar vortex being a good example of that.
It doesn't change the big picture though, the planet is still warming.
Graham Parton, Beechworth
Fitting tribute to great man
I wanted The Border Mail to know how much the Culcairn community appreciated, and were delighted by, Ellen Ebsary's article on Dr. Reddy's upcoming retirement.
Ellen did an outstanding job, which thoroughly and accurately captured him and his career over 46 years.
I would also express my thanks for the excellent photos taken by Mark Jesser, which greatly added to the article.
Many people from the Culcairn community have remarked positively on the article.
I could not have expected better. It was a fitting tribute to our much respected and long-serving doctor.
David Gilmore (Chair, Culcairn Local Health Advisory Committee)
IN OTHER NEWS:
Don't leave dogs in hot cars
As temperatures are set to soar all over the country, please remember that dogs should never be left in parked vehicles, which can become death traps in a matter of minutes.
Even on a mild, 22-degree day, the temperature inside a car parked in the shade can soar to 47 degrees in minutes.
Leaving the windows open will not keep animals comfortable or safe.
With only hot air to breathe, dogs can succumb to heatstroke in as little as 15 minutes, resulting in brain damage or death. Symptoms include restlessness, excessive thirst, heavy panting, lethargy, diarrhoea and vomiting, and even seizures.
Please, when it's warm outside, leave animals at home.
If you see a dog left in a car, have the car's owner paged at nearby shops or call 000 immediately because the dog's life depends on it.
Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia
Sydney visitors should quarantine
The hard Border should be about keeping regions safe and not exposed to Sydney travellers or locals who have gone to Sydney and the Central Coast. Those returning from Sydney and any risk area now should face quarantine.
Stuart Davie, Corowa
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