THe thing that threw me off about climate change when I was in the military was that it's not a hot topic in most countries. Outside of the US as long as there isn't political division on it, everyone believes its ongoing and it's man made. Some don't care, and aren't going to stop polluting because they want to make their $ now rather than save the world later. And that's their choice. But only where we get politicians and po
450 scientists present stunning rebuke of Trumps climate science denial
JOE ROMM at Think Progress
450 scientists present stunning rebuke of Trump’s climate science denial
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A massive new report by more than 450 scientists, confirms that the Earth warmed to a new record in 2016, driven by a record increase in carbon dioxide levels.
The 27th annual “State of the Climate” report, led by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), stands as the first comprehensive rebuke by the nation’s and world’s climate scientists to the presidency of Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax” and reaffirmed last week that he intends to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, which remains the best hope for America and the world to avert catastrophic impacts.
“Surface temperature and carbon dioxide concentration, two of the more publicly recognized indicators of global-scale climate change, set new highs during 2016,” the report explains, “as did several surface and near-surface indicators and essential climate variables.”
NOAA’s news release explains that 2016 set several major new climate records — all of which topped records previously set the year before:
Greenhouse gases were the highest on record.
Global surface temperature was the highest on record.
Average sea surface temperature was the highest on record.
Global sea level was the highest on record.
Go Scientist go!!! Wahooo!!! **** Trump!
I voted for Trump. I know man made global warming is real, Trump better stop pandering to the petroleum PAC's and listen to the American voter.
78% think man may affect the climate, only 18% think man is the cause solely... Trump is listening to the majority who believe we are not the sole cause and the effect is minuscule...
When people are given the whole data and not cherry picked parts they are smarter than the average politician.
Wow buddy you just added a lot in there that isn't true.
Actually worldwide it's around 90-98% that believe in climate change being influenced by man. A peer reviewed study of over 12,000 scientific studies on climate change found 97% for example believe it's human caused. Sure in the US it's way down, but remember we've got politicians dollars involved looking for the words they want to hear rather than just pure science.
Honestly I'd leave the politicians out of climate change. What's interesting is in countries where climate change doesn't have opposing political parties, that 97% turns into over 99%.
Where do you get that 78%? I've seen that study. They asked scientists in the US only and got that number. Granted of the climatologists in that group (the scientists who actually study... Climate) we 97% saying yes. But they wanted a study that didn't include just the guys that study climate, but the opinion of scientists that study other things not related to climate as well.
Hmmm, if 78% of doctors say I need to get my hand set in a cast when I broke it, that's not sounding like a big consensus. But if among the doctors of medicine it's 97%, and with the doctors of philosophy it's only 60%... I'm going with the guys who actually know the topic.