Reply #5: A few Hacks and Flunkies dispute it. [View All]

[necso]

It takes only one bought "scientist" to dispute a scientific claim for the repugs to have some cover.

It is very difficult to sort out the effects of baseline temperature, climate (long term trends) and weather (short term trends). Of course all of these things vary locally and are season dependent.

The near univeral consensus is that the baseline temperature is rising, possibly giving rise to more extreme climate and weather variations. The latter of course make demonstating the former more difficult. (In a strange twist, global warming may give rise to some periods of more intense cold.)

Possible effects of global warming are driving more CO2 out of the oceans and melting large amounts of methyl hydrate in the artic. Both of these events would reinforce the greenhouse effect and perhaps fuel a self reinforcing "race" condition.

As long as he has a lie to hide behind you will never convince a loyal repug (I know --- I used to be one).