I definitely think that "global warming" is a misnomer. I remember the first time I heard about the hole in the Ozone layer and how it was this big, huge honking deal and we were all going to die from UV exposure. And then it slowly, and somewhat magically, started to heal itself. Perhaps the changes in the laws here aided in that, but if you look at China that doesn't make any sense. (Most polluted country on the planet...)

Here's what I think is REALLY going on:

Global warming, climate change, erractic weather patterns -- whatever the hell you want to call them are nothing more than Mother Nature taking care of herself. She's fixing some of the damages we've created and shaking things up a little bit. In the long run, regardless of whether or not we as a species survive, the Earth will still be here and still be doing its thing. Its thing is producing more life that will inevitably adapt to its surroundings for if it doesn't, it shall perish.

I try not to put any more thought into it than that, because if I did I'd never research another thing in my life. I'd be stuck to my chair analyzing weather patterns and soil samples and the like, the subject is that deep and that rich with information.