What if Al Gore was right about climate change?

Carol Forsloff - A giant ice island breaks off Greenland; and it is time to break out the
jokes on Al Gore again, but what if Gore and the scientists are right.
Will that be funny too? 


Today's news, which is reported in press releases, newspapers, and
organizations around the world, discusses a massive ice island, or huge
glacier described large enough to be 4 times that of Manhattan island,
has broken off Greenland.  What does that mean?


Most scientists interviewed for a variety of sources don't talk about
imminent dangers, as the "island" can break up, keep proceeding south
and interrupt shipping or it may just hang around its parent, Greenland,
for the foreseeable future.


It is hypothesized, however, to be part of the pattern of climate change.


Al Gore, cited internationally for his pronouncements on climate change,
has been used as the comedic football for those who disparage climate
change.  Today there is new evidence that says he might just well be
right.  Scientists can't say for certain the present glacier breaking
off Greenland is part of that climate change.  They also say they can't
say it isn't.


Russia is suffering from fires so large, so all-consuming that the
health risks have become serious.  Pakistan is experiencing huge floods,
greater than experienced in many, many years.  The U.S. south and east
coasts, as well as parts of the interiors of the country, have had
double-digit temperatures off and on for more than a month.


Should climate change be a serious discussion or remain the arena for
jokes? The deniers have grown quiet as climatologists express concern
about climate shifts, air and water pollution and serious weather
conditions. 


On Sunday radio Gore is once again the brunt of jokes associated with climate change.


What are the risks if Gore was wrong and what more might they be if he's right?