[extropy-chat] Doubt and About

Harvey Newstrom mail at HarveyNewstrom.com
Wed Dec 10 04:45:41 UTC 2003


Rafal wrote,
> ### Are you sure about this? Most reputable climate
> scientists profess to have insufficient knowledge about the 
> degree of warming, if any, or the degree of human complicity, 
> if any, to make any firm policy recommendations (except 
> "Spend more on research").

Yes.  There is no doubt that the globe is actually warming.  If you want to
argue whether humans are causing it or whether it is a natural cycle, that
is a different argument.  If you want to discuss the politics of what we
should do about it, and who specifically should do what, that is another
argument.  But if you want to argue that the Earth is not getting warmer as
a local trend in the last few decades, this just isn't supported by any
evidence or science.  Ignoring all the hype about carbon-dioxide, causes,
politics, and doomsday, the fact is that there is a current warming trend
occurring.

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