Empirical evidence that humans are causing global warming, a new basic level rebuttal by gpwayne, generated the loudest comment thread buzz of the articles posted this past week. Given how loudly the deniers beat the drum of the myth, "There is no actual empirical evidence that carbon dioxide emissions are causing global warming," the interest in this post is not surprising.
H/T to I Heart Climate Scientists Facebook page.
"Governments are allowing and encouraging fossil fuel companies to go after every conceivable fuel", said Hansen, "which is an obtuse policy that ignores the implications for young people, future generations and nature. We could make substantial parts of the Earth uninhabitable."
James Hansen: Fossil fuel addiction could trigger runaway global warming by Nafeez Ahmed, Earth Insight, The Guardian, July 10, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy released a new report which assesses how America’s critical energy and electricity infrastructure is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Historically high temperatures in recent years have been accompanied by droughts and extreme heat waves, more wildfires than usual, and several intense storms that caused power and fuel disruptions for millions of people. These trends are expected to continue, which could further impact energy systems critical to the nation’s economy.
The U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather report, which builds on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, notes that annual temperatures across the United States have increased by about 1.5°F over the last century. In fact, 2012 was both the warmest year on record in the contiguous United States and saw the hottest month since the country started keeping records in 1895.
Empirical evidence that humans are causing global warming by gpwayne is a new 'basic' level rebuttal of the myth: There is no actual empirical evidence that carbon dioxide emissions are causing global warming.
The Consensus Project was referenced by President Obama, Bloomberg, Organizing for Action, The Conversation, Slate Bad Astronomy, Australasian Science.
Dana's Charles Krauthammer's flat-earther global warming folly was re-posted on The Raw Story.
D.R. Tucker at The Huffington Post referenced SkS' Human activity continues to warm the planet over the past 16 years in debunking Charles Krauthammer.
K Kaufmann at MyDesert.com referenced Dana's Media Overlooking 90% of Global Warming.
Shauna Theel at Media Matters referenced various SkS resources in debunking Patrick Michaels in Patrick Michaels: Cato's Climate Expert Has History Of Getting It Wrong (also re-posted at Climate Progress).
Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy referenced various SkS resources in debunking Matt Ridley (also re-posted at Climate Progress).
John Mashey and Graham Readfearn at DeSmogBlog referenced various SkS resources for debunking Murry Salby.
We'll have more on this trio of debunkings later this upcoming week.
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