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The article disputes the belief that some researchers have concluded that the Earth is cooling, not warming. The author cites articles published in earlier issues including: "Heated Dispute" from the 10/27/07 issue and "Don't blame the cities," in the 9/5/08 issue published online, which support his argument. Additionally, research is provided from the "Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society," which found only 7 published articles over a 14 year span which predicted global cooling.

Reports on the prediction of the destruction of beach houses in the United States by erosion. Beaches lost each year to storms and rising water; Number of urban buildings expected to be lost; Effect of global warming on the level of the oceans.

This article discusses the presence of a particular mineral, nahcolite, which suggests that during an extended warm period the Earth's atmosphere held at least triple the concentration of carbon dioxide. According to researchers, nahcolite would precipitate out of salty, alkaline lakes only if atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide were high. Comments regarding the issue from Tim K. Lowenstein and Robert V. Demicco of the State University of New York are included.