Global Warming’s Flip Side

"An Atlas of Climate Change" [August 4-11] on the possible negative ramifications of global warming is one perspective. Another perspective is that millions of northern homeowners who enjoy just one or two warmer degree days throughout the winter would collectively save millions of dollars each year in energy costs. More complete and balanced analysis of the multiple causes and the associated changes will hopefully be developed over time. In the meantime, a complete approach to energy use, including multiple supply and conservation efforts, is called for.

Thomas Tukey
Bar Harbor, Maine

I have counted on U.S. News as a source of accurate journalism. You manage to identify 27 horrible consequences of global warming. Yet you fail to acknowledge that some parts of the world may benefit from a warmer climate and that global warming caused by humans is not a universally accepted scientific fact.

Pat Purdy
Boise, Idaho