Look, scientists always have an out that enables them to waste billions. They put the little disclaimer "if current trends continue," knowing full well the living organism of the Earth does not occur in a vacuum of trends continuing infinitely. Once again I point to how AIDS and the ozone layer was going to kill us all. Now it's global warming, which they had to rename climate change because it isn't "really" warming.
And while I did miss the sarcasm, the fact remains that predicting the temperature 50 years from now is pure folly and a religious practice since you can't even tell me the temp ten DAYS from now. Amazingly enough I follow the temps enough to think its hilarious that if they're right it's right on but if they're wrong - especially BAD wrong (say 15 degrees) - for some reason it is ALWAYS they have the temp 15 degrees higher - NEVER do they ever say it will be 75 but its 90, yet they do say 75 and its 60.
And while I did miss the sarcasm, the fact remains that predicting the temperature 50 years from now is pure folly and a religious practice since you can't even tell me the temp ten DAYS from now. Amazingly enough I follow the temps enough to think its hilarious that if they're right it's right on but if they're wrong - especially BAD wrong (say 15 degrees) - for some reason it is ALWAYS they have the temp 15 degrees higher - NEVER do they ever say it will be 75 but its 90, yet they do say 75 and its 60.