Flopper
Diamond Member
Almost all Climatologists and most all scientists agree the planet is warming, man is a major cause, and actions should be taken. As you should expect there are different opinions as what needs to be done and when. If we are to wait until there is complete agreement, then we are going to have to wait until we see dramatic results of climate change.No one can predict a climate crisis in 12 year or 20 years or 30 years because there are many other factors other than greenhouse gases that effect climate change and there is no agreed on definition of what that crisis really entails.
And yet, you have people doing just that...climate scientists, politicians, activists, nut jobs on this board...etc...And in all that, I haven't seen any effort on the part of climate science to put these people making predictions in their place...I haven't seen climate science explaining uncertainty to the media, I haven't seen climate science doing anything except sitting back and watching these people stir up angst and apprehension.
It is well known in legal circles, that silence implies consent...climate science is silent on the alarmism...
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Even then many people are going to claim it's the will of God or that it's a natural phenomena and nothing can be done. Still others will rationalize the change questioning, do we really need the polar bears, having warm summer weather in the northeast would be welcome, we have always had starvation in the world, etc..
Since never in history have all nations of the planet agreed on any action that would require sacrifices, it seems that will be the case with climate change. However, if the United States becomes a leader in the effort and builds into all international agreements cooperation in reduction of greenhouse gases, it would have a major impact. America is still seen as a world leader.
IMHO, the world is going to suffer the results of climate change before any global action occurs.