My family has five generations here in Alaska, ask any of us and we'll tell you the climate in Alaska has changed.  Winters used to produce enough snow to insulate the glaciers for most of the summer - well into July.  Today, raw ice exposure on the glacier today results in increased melting.

At this point it's all about freshwater. All that extra water draining out into our oceans is a major source of freshwater that has sustained our planet and humanity.  This argument about who is right or wrong about global climate change is in vain.