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Consensus on Global Warming

Posted by michael on from the heads-buried-in-the-sand dept.

FredFnord writes "Well, here's an interesting one: the fine folks at Science Magazine have done an analysis of the last ten years' published scientific articles (articles from crank or non-peer-reviewed publications were not counted) on the subject of global climate change. The results themselves are interesting, but the most remarkable part was that, of the 928 papers they found, 75% accepted that global warming was caused by human activities, either explicitly or implicitly. 25% made no mention either way. And not a single paper asserted otherwise." JamesBell submits this article by a geologist which suggests that the Earth is in serious, imminent, unavoidable danger.

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  1. Predications by stecoop · · Score: 3, Funny

    So Should I be Running climate prediction.net on my P4 Prescott or not?

    1. Re:Predications by tolan-b · · Score: 5, Funny

      No because the heat generated by the Prescott's core far outweighs the benefits to the research ;)

  2. I found the truth! by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    The American Meteorological Society (6), the American Geophysical Union (7), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) all have issued statements in recent years concluding that the evidence for human modification of climate is compelling (8).

    The American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysica Union? What a bunch of communists. They are just trying to destroy our way of life. They don't want me to live my life the way I want. Now, where did I park my Ford Explorer? I gotta run and buy a pack of smokes...

  3. Serious, imminent, unavoidable danger? by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh come now, you panicky Chicken Littles in lab coats!

    We can just hide in our SUVs. They have heated seats.

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  4. Re:Global Warming on Mars by mrn121 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Scientists have suspected in recent years that Mars might be undergoing some sort of global warming. New data points to the possibility it is emerging from an ice age.

    See, that's what happens when we start putting vehicles on Mars, too. That thing isn't aerosol powered, is it?

  5. Re:I'll be dead... by Reducer2001 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yee-haw! That's the attitude I like, boy. I've got a cabient position open for ya, if you're interested. I love reading posts like these on the internets.
    GWB

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