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The over-blown science of global warming : Comments
By Garth Paltridge, published 17/8/2009Why is it that scientists have become so one-eyed in their public support for the disaster theory of climate change?
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I agree, a few of the websites aren’t ‘denialist-blogs’, but many on that list have been referred to as such. Of course, this is no different to the ‘denialosphere’ tarring other sites as ‘alarmist’.
There is no point to the challenge, Ian. For a very long time I have attempted to explain that the overwhelming, vast majority of scientists don’t deny that “the world may be warming and that humans may be (part of) the cause” - although Vince Gray and Tim Ball push the bounds.
Likewise, no scientist has said our current global warming is entirely due to anthropogenic causes. Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped popular columnists and media shock-jocks (and ‘denialist’ blog sites) from saying this, or distorting or misrepresenting what the vast majority of scientists do say.
Speaking of the WFS in Sicily; I think you agree with me (and Antonino Zichichi) that the SRES is problematic insofar as ‘climate modelling’ is concerned (hopefully we will get better econometric and statistical input by the time AR5 comes out). I also note that the WFS are re-assessing their response to the increased frequency and severity of so called ‘floods and extreme weather events’, not just droughts ... this is encouraging.
Most people agree that AGW, by definition, is a symptom of human endeavour; the severity of which we won’t know unless we conduct the experiment, and we are.
However, given the potential risks to humanity (and all that relies on it) of a warmer and wetter world, it would be prudent to tread very carefully. The United Nations understand this and through its various divisions (not least the Security Council and Environment Programme) are using ‘climate change’ issues to try and steer member states to growing and developing in a more sustainable way (environmentally, ecologically and economically).
This is ongoing within the UNFCCC and will be 'played-out' in Copenhagen again in December. They won’t be re-inventing the science like some on some obscure forum like OLO are wont to do – but you know this.