Reading the title of today’s column, some may be inclined to think I’m a big fan of the Five Man Electrical Band (or perhaps Tesla ... that’s a joke) and the group’s 1971 hit “Signs,” although that couldn’t be further from the truth. Political ramblings aside (I’m sure you’ve heard enough out of me for now), I’ve always despised the song, despite its theme of anti-establishment, we are rock-n-roll and you are anything but.

Instead, the lyric brings to mind the non-controversy that is (or should be) climate change.

To say I found it ironic that Hurricane Isaac made landfall right about the time the Republican National Convention officially named good ol’ boy Mitt Romney the GOP’s presidential candidate is putting it mildly. In fact ... if it weren’t for the devastation that could (and probably will) take place in the deep south, particularly New Orleans, I’d be laughing myself silly.

Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor?

Regardless, the past decade has revealed the proverbial tip of the iceberg when it comes to our changing climate ... no pun intended. And while I’m sure there’s a segment of our local population out there shaking their heads, fingertips to temples, saying, “Here he goes again,” well ...

Here I go again.

And when I say that research is one of my favorite aspects of this job, I might as well be George Washington, as I can not tell a lie.