LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST ALARMIST prepares for climate Armageddon by buying a shotgun, replacing the locks on his doors, and raising tomatoes and lettuce behind barred basement windows in case Iowa becomes a dust bowl by the end of the century.

Arlington resident John Doyle responds (third letter):

That August thunderstorm that so frightened Mike Tidwell that he ordered his wife to "Go to the basement now!" impressed me, too. When I saw that monster barreling in, I ran to the top of the basement stairs and shouted down to my daughters to "Get up here now! You're not going to believe this storm!" The three of us stood on the porch, completely drenched, watching an absolutely glorious display of nature's power.

The Earth's climate is changing, just as it has for 4 billion years. The question is: How are you going to greet that change - holed up in your basement, windows barred, clutching your shotgun, or out in the front yard with your kids, stomping in enormous puddles?

I’m with John Doyle.

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