Climate Change Is Here, And It's Real  Panel of climate
specialists says no matter the cause, climate change is a real
issue  Published on: Apr 17, 2013  Climate change, no matter the
cause, is real, a panel told North American Agricultural
Journalists at their annual spring meeting in Washington, D.C.,
last week.  "We really have to get past talking about what is
causing it and agreeing that we need mitigation and adaptation
strategies," said Fred Yoder, a former president of the National
Association of Corn Growers, who farms in Ohio. "In the end it
doesn't matter one bit if it's a natural cycle or a man-made
problem, we have to deal with it."  Bill Hohenstein, director of
the USDA climate change program, said the scientific evidence
that links increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
with increasing temperatures is conclusive.  Panel of climate
change specialists say no matter the cause, climate change is a
real issue  "We are seeing evidence of the changing climate in
the last decade or more w