Sentences with phrase «confident predictions for the future»

The two - decade global - warming pause, which no late 1990s climate model foresaw, led the public to doubt Big Climate's confident predictions for the future.

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I particularly liked Frans comment that becoming a parent made her more confident — you have to ask questions, to understand, to fight for your little dot who soldiers on regardless of the specialists predictions, who inspires you in every dark moment and who somehow enhances your future even they are no longer by your side.

A rational public and private sector response to the threat of storm damage in a changing climate must therefore acknowledge scientific uncertainties that are likely to persist beyond the time at which decisions will need to be made, focus more on the risks and benefits of planning for the worst case scenarios, and recognize that the combination of societal trends and the most confident aspects of climate change predictions makes future economic impacts substantially more likely than does either one alone.

Finally, some recommendations for future progress towards more confident and reliable predictions in the face of uncertainty are considered.»