Massive Government Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause

[DonViejo]

Source: NPR




November 2, 20172:36 PM ET

CHRISTOPHER JOYCE

It is "extremely likely" that human activities are the "dominant cause" of global warming, according to the the most comprehensive study ever of climate science by U.S. government researchers.

The climate report, obtained by NPR, notes that the past 115 years are "the warmest in the history of modern civilization." The global average temperature has increased by about 1.8 degree Fahrenheit over that period. Greenhouse gases from industry and agriculture are by far the biggest contributor to warming.

The findings contradict statements by President Trump and many of his Cabinet members, who have openly questioned the role humans play in changing the climate.

"I believe that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do," EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview earlier this year. "There's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact."



Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/02/561608576/massive-government-report-says-climate-is-warming-and-humans-are-the-cause

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. From which agency? (Okay, it might say in the link.) Headed there when I can.

Looks like several agencies worked on it. From the link:

"I believe that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do," EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview earlier this year. "There's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact."

That is not consistent with the conclusions of the 600-plus page Climate Science Special Report, which is part of an even larger scientific review known as the fourth National Climate Assessment. The NCA4, as it's known, is the nation's most authoritative assessment of climate science. The report's authors include experts from leading scientific agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the Department of Energy, as well as academic scientists.

[Achilleaze]

2. And still republicans continue to tell dangerous lies to Americans

republican lies are dangerous for the American people.

[Control-Z]

3. Somebody's in trouble.

How did this report get out? Haven't they (maggot admin/Scott Pruitt) forbidden even using terms like "global warming" and "climate change"? And I thought I had read that any government climate science research was being edited by Scotty, or disappeared altogether.

Yeah, somebody's in trouble.

[petronius]

4. A draft was made available by the NYT in August

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html

The full public release has long been scheduled for this month; I've been very curious to see if that would happen...

[red dog 1]

5. K&R...Thanks for posting, DonViejo

I hope that this report is covered by the mainstream media, as it should be.

[SunSeeker]

6. K & R for exposure.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. The US military takes climate change very seriously, but tRump thinks he knows more than generals.nt