Not exact matches
Most skeptics believe not only that much / all of the recent
warming is natural but that we should be
warming as part of the ascent from the LIA.
Quoting the IPCC 1.4 to 5.8 Â °C estimate (for doubling CO2) outside current agreements among models that the uncertainty is
most likely in the 2.5 to 4Â °C range or failing to point out that discrepancies (used by
skeptics) between surface and troposphere
warming have been resolved, is misleading in my view.
In these high latitudes, temperatures are predicted to
warm so fast and to such a degree so as to cause unprecedented melting of ice that even the
most ardent of climate
skeptics would be forced to concede the verity of global
warming theory.
It should be, because big Hollywood names aside, this Michigan - filmed family movie overcomes an initially harebrained - sounding story line with just enough thrill, modern - day ocular wizardry and even fragments of heart -
warming emotion to convert
most initial
skeptics into believers.
Now, there's nothing wrong with making mistakes when pursuing an innovative observational method, but Spencer and Christy sat by for
most of a decade allowing — indeed encouraging — the use of their data set as an icon for global
warming skeptics.
Government in the U.K. and other places outside of the United States seem to have supported the consensus IPCC findings on global
warming, which has kept their
skeptics at bay in their countries for the
most part (except perhaps in Australia which is heavily influenced by interests in the U.S.).
Most skeptics believe not only that much / all of the recent
warming is natural but that we should be
warming as part of the ascent from the LIA.
Most dizzying turn - around of a climate
skeptic: Fred Singer «global
warming is not happening» (1998,2000, 2002, 2005) to global
warming is «unstoppable» (2006)
For
skeptics like myself,
most of the
warming being observed is due to natural events, not CO2 forcing.
What is
most interesting is that none of the
skeptics / deniers have a scientific explanation to explain the
warming over the past 30 + years which has far exceeded natural influences.
Victor wrote @ 158: «For
skeptics like myself,
most of the
warming being observed is due to natural events, not CO2 forcing.
However, while
most «
skeptics» agree we are in a
warming trend, for
most, the main challenges are (i) that it is not shown to be at unprecedented levels or rates (for the last millenium or so) and (ii) that it is not shown to be principally manmade.
Chris V. «In regards to your statements about CO2, the fact that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, and that increasing CO2 will produce
warming, is accepted by virtually every scientist, including
most of the AGW
skeptics (Christy, Spencer, Lindzen...).»
Where the
skeptics and «
warmers» disagree
most, is the «anthropogenic» part.»
A bombshell report from the German publication «ScienceBlogs» reveals that renowned geophysicist and former socialist party leader Dr Claude Allegre --- France's
most outspoken global
warming skeptic — may be considered as the next French Environment Minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's administration.
In regards to your statements about CO2, the fact that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, and that increasing CO2 will produce
warming, is accepted by virtually every scientist, including
most of the AGW
skeptics (Christy, Spencer, Lindzen...).
And that reality has been demonstrated over and over again,
most recently in the work of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project, led by Dr. Richard Muller, who began his comprehensive assessment as an avowed climate
skeptic and ended it convinced by the clear evidence that global
warming is happening and is caused by human activity.This conclusion is emphatically shared by the best and brightest of the global scientific community, including our own National Academy of Sciences.
Climate change
skeptics,
most of whom are not scientists, are touting the study, saying it blasts gaping holes in global
warming theory and shows that future
warming will be less than feared.
On the minus side, even the
most raving die - hard
skeptic is going to have all the evidence they need for global
warming.
(New Scientist) Archer has perfectly pitched answers to the
most basic questions about global
warming while providing a sound basis for understanding the complex issues frequently misrepresented by global
warming skeptics.
However, there are plenty of periods — 1997 to 1985 and 1981 to 1989 (see insets, Figure 1), and 1998 to 2008 — when no
warming is seen, the
most recent of which some global
warming skeptics say is evidence that the world is actually cooling.
On the plus side, even the
most raving die - hard
skeptic is going to have all the evidence they need for global
warming.
most skeptics of global
warming are not skeptical.
Skeptics of Western global warming are really aware of obvious mistakes that fall within their particular areas of expertise and most skeptics take issue with the picture of impending calamity that global warming fearmongers always try t
Skeptics of Western global
warming are really aware of obvious mistakes that fall within their particular areas of expertise and
most skeptics take issue with the picture of impending calamity that global warming fearmongers always try t
skeptics take issue with the picture of impending calamity that global
warming fearmongers always try to paint.
Few
skeptics dismiss «greenhouse
warming» out of hand (those who do are for the
most part cranks or scientifically illitarate).
President Trump is, after all, an avowed climate
skeptic who has already taken several important steps towards tackling the Green Blob,
most recently by promising to eliminate «nearly $ 1.6 billion in international programs aimed at promoting green energy and fighting global
warming.»
In some cases I do agree with the «
warmers» and disagree with the
skeptics, in
most cases it is the opposite...
«Perhaps the
most interesting finding in this poll, aside from the precipitous drop in the number of Independents who believe global
warming is a problem, is that the more Americans learn about cap - and - trade, the more they oppose cap - and - trade,» says Sen. James Inhofe (R., Okla.), a longtime
skeptic of climate - change warnings.
To clarify my statement above,
most «AGW
skeptics» don't doubt CO2 greenhouse
warming, we just insist that it is a relatively small factor.
Most so - called climate
skeptics and an increasing number of so - called consensus scientists including now the luminary James Hansen too have acknowledged the so - called pause in global
warming.
Most global
warming skeptics believe that humans have some measurable impact on global temperatures and the climate, but that natural climate forces, over longer periods, will overwhelm the human influence... in addition,
skeptics believe that the human influence will not result in the hysterical catastrophic climate disasters presented by doomsday pundits...
Most skeptics generally support some minor Anthropogenic Global
Warming (AGW), but not CAGW.
What I love
most about «
skeptics» is that they say that they don't doubt that ACO2 might
warm the climate — they only have questions about the certainty related to the magnitude of the effect, but then they turn around and offer an argument like AK's that effectively argue that there is no scientific basis for reducing the uncertainties related to the magnitude of the effect.
If you concede that climate
skeptics have not proven in peer - reviewed journals that human - induced
warming is not a very serious threat to human health and ecological systems, given that human - induced
warming could create catastrophic
warming the longer the human community waits to respond to reduce the threat of climate change and the more difficult it will be to prevent dangerous
warming, do you agree that those nations
most responsible for rising atmospheric ghg concentrations have a duty to demonstrate that their ghg emissions are safe?
Michaels and Balling are labeled «
skeptics» because they don't believe the
warming is likely to be as severe or as disruptive as
most other climate scientists, but they readily accept the reality of anthropogenic global
warming.
This has been
most commonly interpreted (among
skeptics) as climate scientists secretly admitting amongst themselves that global
warming really has stopped.
But the new study shows that the current
warming can be fully explained by including ENSO variations in the analysis and that while changes in CO2 levels must be considered in the analysis, it turned out that they can safely be ignored, which is even more than
most skeptics have long argued.
He goes on to fail to point out that the issues
skeptics are
most concerned about do not necessarily include whether there has been some
warming.
Even if climate
skeptics are right about the
most likely scenario being a moderate
warming, the possibility remains that the unlikely will occur.
At least you have morphed from the notion that «
skeptics» don't doubt
warming, to that «
most»
skeptics are relatively less concerned about whether it is
warming than they are about attribution.
However, supporters of the idea of man - caused global
warming across the spectrum praise Gelbspan for his exposé of «corrupt
skeptics», including the Associated Press's Seth Borenstein, one of the
most prominent climate issue reporters in the country.
Many climate
skeptics argue that the
most likely scenario for global
warming is that human emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases will cause mild
warming, a geographic mixture of winners and losers, and what problems arise can be met by adaptation.
Since the science doesn't convince
most skeptics, they are looking for other ways to help the poor and misinformed masses understand that global
warming is real.
«Republican presidential hopefuls can believe in man - made global
warming as long as they never talk about it, and oppose all the so - called solutions,» said Marc Morano, a former aide to Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, one of the
most vocal climate
skeptics in Congress.
Given the intensity of the discourse on global
warming, including relatively routine annual climate announcements, it's unlikely that
most skeptics will be convinced that 2014 was the
warmest year.
Two, in response to arguments from some climate change
skeptics, many scientific organizations with expertise relevant to climate change have endorsed the consensus position that «
most of the global
warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities» including the following: • American Association for the Advancement of Science • American Astronomical Society • American Chemical Society • American Geophysical Union • American Institute of Physics • American Meteorological Society • American Physical Society • Australian Coral Reef Society • Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO • British Antarctic Survey • Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society • Environmental Protection Agency • European Federation of Geologists • European Geosciences Union • European Physical Society • Federation of American Scientists • Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies • Geological Society of America • Geological Society of Australia • International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) • International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics • National Center for Atmospheric Research • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • Royal Meteorological Society • Royal Society of the UK
As noted above,
most «
skeptics» I've seen estimate this data shows about 1 degree F
warming over the 100 - year period.
Are you aware of these allegations and do you agree that
most of the adjustments to the temperature record have had the effect of making global
warming appear more pronounced as the
skeptics allege?
The e-mails implicate scores of researchers,
most of whom are associated with the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organization many
skeptics believe was created exclusively to provide evidence of anthropogenic global
warming (AGW).
Most of the other
skeptics keep quiet about the clouds reducing during the rapid
warming from 1970 - 2000, because that is exactly opposite to their hopes of a negative cloud feedback, and supports the positive feedback idea more.