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In reply to the discussion: Former UN official says next IPCC report will scare the wits out of everyone [View all]OKIsItJustMe
(19,938 posts)29. 42% of Americans believe in anthropogenic climate change
http://www.people-press.org/2012/10/15/more-say-there-is-solid-evidence-of-global-warming/
[font face=Serif]Released: October 15, 2012
[font size=5]More Say There Is Solid Evidence of Global Warming[/font]
[font size=4]Overview[/font]
[font size=3]The percentage of Americans saying there is solid evidence of global warming has steadily increased over the past few years. Currently, 67% say there is solid evidence that the earths average temperature has been getting warmer over the past few decades, up four points since last year and 10 points since 2009.
Similarly, an increasing proportion say that the rise in the earths temperature has mostly been caused by human activity. Currently, 42% say the warming is mostly caused by human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, while 19% say it is mostly caused by natural patterns in the earths environment. Last year, 38% mostly attributed global warming to human activity and in 2010 34% did so.
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[font size=5]More Say There Is Solid Evidence of Global Warming[/font]
[font size=4]Overview[/font]
[font size=3]The percentage of Americans saying there is solid evidence of global warming has steadily increased over the past few years. Currently, 67% say there is solid evidence that the earths average temperature has been getting warmer over the past few decades, up four points since last year and 10 points since 2009.
Similarly, an increasing proportion say that the rise in the earths temperature has mostly been caused by human activity. Currently, 42% say the warming is mostly caused by human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, while 19% say it is mostly caused by natural patterns in the earths environment. Last year, 38% mostly attributed global warming to human activity and in 2010 34% did so.
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Former UN official says next IPCC report will scare the wits out of everyone [View all]
GliderGuider
Nov 2012
OP
Not if it means some rich people might lose money. They'd rather be drowned, be swallowed by
valerief
Nov 2012
#1
Naw.....Inhoffe and his friends will say it isn't true and shove their heads back into the sand....
Swede Atlanta
Nov 2012
#2
Well, all I can say is, let's just hope they don't fuck this one up.....in either direction.
AverageJoe90
Nov 2012
#4
"In this lecture I present a model that is extremely optimistic in its prediction...
GliderGuider
Nov 2012
#6
The fucking 1981 model was accurate, it's the damn scientists downplaying shit.
joshcryer
Nov 2012
#9
I'm not so sure they will, they've been doing a lot of less of that over the past few years......
AverageJoe90
Nov 2012
#12
"we face an uphill battle because of teh stupid."..I don't doubt that either. But........
AverageJoe90
Nov 2012
#26
I hope you're planning on telling Dr. Jeffrey Kiehl of NCAR to fuck off too.
GliderGuider
Nov 2012
#41
Even if Romm may be correct about the Eocene temp rise, it doesn't vindicate McPherson by any means.
AverageJoe90
Nov 2012
#47
I haven't even made that many posts total in here these past 3 months. Odd.
AverageJoe90
Nov 2012
#35