The People of Kilimanjaro

Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ:

Global Warming and Mt. Kilimanjaro The glaciers on the famous peak, receding for more than a century, attract many tourists; the people of Tanzania attract much less attention.: "Climate activists claim the receding ice is evidence of the need for developed countries to reduce carbon output. Actually, the glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro have been receding since 1890, according to research by G. Kaser, et al., published in the International Journal of Climatology (2004). They note that when Ernest Hemingway published "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" in 1936, the mountain had already lost more than half its surface ice area in the previous 56 years. This is more than it has lost in the 70 years since."

The science is not settled. "the black line is the data left out of the stick":

This graph shows precisely the impact of Jones’ trick on the dataset at issue. Hide the decline: The cost for minimal climate impact is staggering if Copenhagen succeeds, dooming millions to an impoverished future. As for man's impact on the planet, what of the impact of climate dishonesty and hysteria on humanity?