Posted on 10/25/2018 10:42:34 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The latest report from the worlds climate scientists has made clear the size of the challenge if the world is to stay below the global warming limit hoped for in the Paris climate agreement. Unfortunately, with current trends we are likely to cross this threshold within the next two decades because we are already two-thirds of the way there.
But how do we know what is driving these climate trends? It comes down to the same kind of detective work that typifies a crime scene investigation, only here we are dealing with a case that encompasses the whole world. Let me give you my view, which does not necessarily represent the position of NASA or the federal government.
Like forensic detectives, climate scientists have developed a new array of tools in recent decades designed to skillfully calculate what the fingerprints of these changes look like, and more important, how they differ from one another.
When this is all put together, the conclusions are inescapable: Without human activities the planet would not have warmed over the past century. When scientists include all of the effects that humans have had on the climate system, they can match them with these many independent and varied observations. Our best assessment is therefore that humans, at least the ones responsible for the bulk of carbon dioxide emissions, have been responsible for all of the recent trends in global temperatures.
The forensics have spoken, and we are to blame.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
The empirical data demonstrate
earth's temperature has risen
0.8 degrees celsius
during the past 150 years.So what is the panic
to destroy Freedom & Liberty ?
Gavin Schmidt is tied for the biggest liar and manipulator of climate science, with Michael Mann.
Both are bigshot propagandists. Complete BS. He’s like Paul Krugman, in his failed predictions, manipulations, and general asshattery.
The beautiful place I lived in was supposed to be covered by a mile of ice now. Last time I was there two years ago it was still beautiful and owned by someone else.
Remember kiddies, the only solution to global warming is a heapin’ helpin’ of brutal Marxism, oppression and poverty.
Theyve already told us numerous times with past dates, we are multiple times past the point of no return.
ive been celebrating for awhile now, now we’re only 2/3 the way there?
Having read the article in detail,
it seems to be the same old
poppycock regurgitated
That's simple, Global Warming is caused by government grants academics.
Gavin looks like one of those New York Times writer that was born with a penis but thinks he’s a woman. So in Gavin’s world scientific fact is whatever he thinks it is.
“Without human activities the planet would not have warmed over the past century.”
Save the planet, get rid of the humans.
The universe impacts earth’s climate. Have they examined ALL factors affecting earth’s climate?
There is something like a quadrillion termites farting day and night (they don’t sleep), how much are they contributing to global warming? Have they factored that, or just “human” activity (only 7 billion)
What about ants? Krill? Bacteria? and a sextillion other things. I’m sure they checked ALL of those factors too. NOT!
I think Mel Brooks is behind the science.
SO.... the plan is to get the money (to fix global warming) and do nothing to fix anything, while taking claim for fixing it because the temperature average around the world will remain stable or minutely drop.
No, their claim is 2-3 degrees centigrade RISE in the next 100 years. Since it will either stay the same or slightly get colder, on average, they will take the credit for 'fixing' it, even though they do nothing to fix it.
BULLHOCKEY!!!!!
The posted article fails to point out that just 1% of the CO2 in the atmosphere is man made.
The article also fails to point out that the current CO2 level - 400 parts per million - is dangerously close to the human extinction level event of 150 ppm.
20,000 years ago, as the last ice age began to warm, CO2 dropped all the way to 180 ppm.
If the level had gone to 150 ppm, almost all plant life on Earth would have died, and, without plants, almost every large land animal would die, too.
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