Question 4 Chapter 7

Both Lindzen and Kluger use the large amount of CO2 emission as the main source of global warming. Both writers have the same claim; global warming does exist and needs to be addressed. I feel that Kluger uses a more effective writing style for the audience he is speaking to. He uses a lot of opinionated and to the point statements that can be easily understood by those who are not familiar with the topic. Kluger writes, "Global warming, even more skeptics have concluded, is the real deal, and human activity has been causing it." (270) He states exactly what he's trying to get across throughout the entire essay. There is no question about how he feels about the issue.
Both authors make a strong connection between CO2 emission and natural disasters that have been occurring recently. Kluger mentions El Nino, wild fires in Indonesia, US, and Alaska, and that "warmer water is like rocket fuel for typhoons and hurricanes." (275) Lindzen uses the examples of the droughts in Paris and the "heavy snows in Buffalo." (278) Both articles use good sources and are very well written, but Kluger seems to appeal to his audience much better.