61.   Others say that global warming is almost certainly not the cause.

62.   Remember when global warming was a hotly disputed phrase?

63.   Scientists know that global warming is real and heating up the planet.

64.   Sen. James M. Jeffords, a Vermont independent and the new chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, has said global warming is his top priority.

65.   Since the warming would be unusually rapid, many natural ecosystems might be unable to adjust, and whole forest types could disappear.

66.   Some contrarians say that if global warming is a fact, we should celebrate it, exploit it.

67.   Some but not all say the warming there will be the most rapid on the globe.

68.   Skeptics such as Lindzen point out that global warming is nothing new.

69.   Still, many islanders believe global warming is hogwash.

70.   That warming is not only well under way, it is accelerating.