Save Planet from Global Cooling!

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OMG, the end is nigh!

Mankind is doomed!

We're all gonna freeze!

Are We About To Enter A Little Ice Age The Daily Caller

"Solar activity is slowing down and more freezing winters could be on the horizon for the U.S. and Europe, according to a report by the UK’s top climate office, leading one scientist (Met Office scientist Sarah Ineson) and her colleagues to wonder if global warming could come to an end."

"Ineson, however, did find that cooling would be much more pronounced on a regional scale, especially in the polar regions. This means that Europe and North America could see significantly more cooling than the rest of the world, particularly during the winter. The Met Office predicts northern Europe could see 0.4 to 0.8 degrees of cooling if solar activity hits low levels not seen in centuries."


“This research shows that the regional impacts of a grand solar minimum are likely to be larger than the global effect, but it’s still nowhere near big enough to override the expected global warming trend due to man-made change,” Ineson said. “This means that even if we were to see a return to levels of solar activity not seen since the Maunder Minimum, our winters would likely still be getting milder overall.”


Now remember, this comes not only from a mere scientist but from an official GOVERNMENT scientist so there's room for protest. The science is settled. You're gonna freeze to death if you live long enough!
 
WTH? We are slowly dying from heat every year, and scientists predict the cooling? It would be great! :) Really, I read about global cooling only in magazines of seventies!
 
Relax! Cooling...warming...climate change. What difference does it make? We're all gonna be dead anyway from all that dirty air and dirty water us Republicans are churning out at record levels.

Don't you fools ever listen to the Hildebeast? She identified our vast right-wing conspiracy way back in the 90s.
 
WTH? We are slowly dying from heat every year, and scientists predict the cooling? It would be great! :) Really, I read about global cooling only in magazines of seventies!

The supposed "global cooling" consensus among scientists in the 1970s — frequently offered by global-warming skeptics as proof that climatologists can't make up their minds — is a myth, according to a survey of the scientific literature of the era.

The '70s was an unusually cold decade. Newsweek, Time, The New York Times and National Geographic published articles at the time speculating on the causes of the unusual cold and about the possibility of a new ice age.

But Thomas Peterson of the National Climatic Data Center surveyed dozens of peer-reviewed scientific articles from 1965 to 1979 and found that only seven supported global cooling, while 44 predicted warming. Peterson says 20 others were neutral in their assessments of climate trends.

The study reports, "There was no scientific consensus in the 1970s that the Earth was headed into an imminent ice age.

"A review of the literature suggests that, to the contrary, greenhouse warming even then dominated scientists' thinking about the most important forces shaping Earth's climate on human time scales."
[END QUOTE Study debunks global cooling concern of 70s - USATODAY.com ]
 
The overwhelming consensus among climatologists and science organizations is that Anthropogenic Global Warming ("AGW" = global warming affected by mankind) is real. They do NOT, however, claim that mankind is the SOLE cause of global warming.

Some people actually believe there is a conspiracy among these scientific organizations to perpetuate a hoax regarding AGW. Belief in such a widespread conspiracy suggests paranoid delusions, common among those on the lunatic fringe.

Others believe that these organizations sincerely believe in AGW, but they are ALL "wrong"! Belief in THIS explanation reflects a different type of detachment from reality -- one based not in paranoid delusions, but instead based on abject ignorance of science.

AGW Deniers are like tobacco cancer deniers. The scientific evidence is overwhelming, and the scientific consensus is virtually absolute, yet the core group of ninnies refuses to yield.

At least most smokers seem to recognize that smoking causes cancer, even though they cannot quit the habit. Knowledge is not wisdom.

AGW Deniers, on the other hand, continue to defy science.

Most of them could easily support mitigation efforts, unless they are financially vested in greenhouse gases. Others are apparently sheep under the spell of the carbon industry, convinced to act against their OWN self-interest by denying AGW. They remind me of Tea Partiers working to help the rich . . .

RATIONAL LAYMEN: As a general rule, rational people tend to trust the judgment of experts in any given field. They would normally trust the judgment of an oncologist regarding cancer, and they would normally trust the judgment of a climatologist regarding climate change:

"Climatology (from Greek κλίμα, klima, "place, zone"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time.[1] This modern field of study is regarded as a branch of the atmospheric sciences and a subfield of physical geography, which is one of the Earth sciences." - Climatology - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Rational laymen are not likely to depend on a climatologist's judgment regarding oncology, nor are they likely to depend on an oncologist's judgment regarding climate change. Rational people depend on expert opinion. The overwhelming consensus of climatologists and science bodies provides expert opinion on climate change.

97% of published climate expert opinion agrees that humans are contributing to global warming. The dissenting 3%, along with opinions of scientists in other disciplines, may be ignored.

A 2010 paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS) reviewed publication and citation data for 1,372 climate researchers and drew the following two conclusions:

(i) 97–98% of the climate researchers most actively publishing in the field support the tenets of ACC (Anthropogenic Climate Change) outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and (ii) the relative climate expertise and scientific prominence of the researchers unconvinced of ACC are substantially below that of the convinced researchers.
[END QUOTE http://www.pnas.org/content/107/27/12107.full.pdf ]

Also see The 97 consensus on global warming and Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature - IOPscience :
 
What part of "settled science" do you Algore Acolytes rail to grasp?

A GOVERNMENT scientist says it's global cooling wot's gonna kill you all. Now that has been sufficient heretofore so why are you reneging on your slavish devotion to official government science at this late date?
 
What part of "settled science" do you Algore Acolytes rail to grasp?

A GOVERNMENT scientist says it's global cooling wot's gonna kill you all. Now that has been sufficient heretofore so why are you reneging on your slavish devotion to official government science at this late date?

Individual opinions are irrelevant. Scientific opinion is formed by consensus. As a matter of FACT, the existence of scientific consensus on AGW is irrefutable. The list of concurring scientific organizations includes:

American Geophysical Union: http://sciencepolicy.agu.org/files/2013/07/AGU-Climate-Change-Position-Statement_August-2013.pdf

American Physical Society: Climate Change

The Royal Society: The Science of Climate Change Royal Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/migrate/uploads/aaas_climate_statement1.pdf

American Chemical Society: News AAAS - The World s Largest General Scientific Society

American Institute of Physics: AAAS Publishes Report on Climate Change American Institute of Physics

Australian Institute of Physics: http://www.aip.org.au/about.php

American Geophysical Union: American Geophysical Union Releases Revised Position Statement on Climate Change - AGU Newsroom

American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1351

American Medical Association: http://www.ama.com.au/node/4442

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/toolkit/report_web.pdf

American Statistical Association: ASA Statement on Climate Change

American Association of Petroleum Geologists: http://dpa.aapg.org/gac/statements/climatechange.pdf

American Association of State Climatologists: http://www.stateclimate.org/publications/files/aascclimatepolicy.pdf

NASA: Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet Evidence

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America

Source: Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

As a matter of FACT, dissenting opinion is relegated to the fringe: "No scientific body of national or international standing has maintained a dissenting opinion; the last was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its 1999 statement rejecting the likelihood of human influence on recent climate with its current non-committal position.[2][3] Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions." - Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]


I am continually astonished at the arrogance of laymen who believe they know better than the collective wisdom of leading experts. Whether their delusions are based on paranoia or just ignorance, they seem to reflect the alternate reality bubble of Right-Wing Fantasyland. They epitomize "delusions of adequacy."


"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
 
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i wonder who "Will Have Some Esplaining To Do" when we have another 2014/15 winter in 2017.

2015 has already started off with record temperatures: " NASAreportedWednesday that this was the hottest four-month start (January to April) of any year on record. This was also the second-warmest April on record in NASA’s dataset." - You Just Lived Through The Earth s Hottest January-April Since We Started Keeping Records ThinkProgress

2014 was officially the warmest year on record worldwide, although not for the United States itself:

"Of the large inhabited land areas, only the eastern half of the United States recorded below-average temperatures in 2014, a sort of mirror image of the unusual heat in the West. Some experts think the stuck-in-place weather pattern that produced those extremes in the United States is itself an indirect consequence of the release of greenhouse gases, though that is not proven."

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The contiguous United States set its temperature record in 2012. But, mainly because of the unusual chill in the East last year, 2014 was only the 34th warmest year on record for the lower 48 states.
[END QUOTE http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/17/science/earth/2014-was-hottest-year-on-record-surpassing-2010.html ]

Also see:
NASA: <a href="NASA NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record NASA" target="_blank">http://www.nasa.gov/press/201...</a>
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: <a href="2014 Officially Hottest Year on Record - Scientific American" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican...</a>
TIME: <a href="2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://time.com/3656646/2014-...</a>
YAHOO: <a href="UN confirms 2014 was hottest year on record - Yahoo News" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/un-conf...</a>
 
What part of "settled science" do you Algore Acolytes rail to grasp?

A GOVERNMENT scientist says it's global cooling wot's gonna kill you all. Now that has been sufficient heretofore so why are you reneging on your slavish devotion to official government science at this late date?

Individual opinions are irrelevant. Scientific opinion is formed by consensus. As a matter of FACT, the existence of scientific consensus on AGW is irrefutable. The list of concurring scientific organizations includes:

American Geophysical Union: http://sciencepolicy.agu.org/files/2013/07/AGU-Climate-Change-Position-Statement_August-2013.pdf

American Physical Society: Climate Change

The Royal Society: The Science of Climate Change Royal Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/migrate/uploads/aaas_climate_statement1.pdf

American Chemical Society: News AAAS - The World s Largest General Scientific Society

American Institute of Physics: AAAS Publishes Report on Climate Change American Institute of Physics

Australian Institute of Physics: http://www.aip.org.au/about.php

American Geophysical Union: American Geophysical Union Releases Revised Position Statement on Climate Change - AGU Newsroom

American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1351

American Medical Association: http://www.ama.com.au/node/4442

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/toolkit/report_web.pdf

American Statistical Association: ASA Statement on Climate Change

American Association of Petroleum Geologists: http://dpa.aapg.org/gac/statements/climatechange.pdf

American Association of State Climatologists: http://www.stateclimate.org/publications/files/aascclimatepolicy.pdf

NASA: Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet Evidence

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America

Source: Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

As a matter of FACT, dissenting opinion is relegated to the fringe: "No scientific body of national or international standing has maintained a dissenting opinion; the last was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its 1999 statement rejecting the likelihood of human influence on recent climate with its current non-committal position.[2][3] Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions." - Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]


I am continually astonished at the arrogance of laymen who believe they know better than the collective wisdom of leading experts. Whether their delusions are based on paranoia or just ignorance, they seem to reflect the alternate reality bubble of Right-Wing Fantasyland. They epitomize "delusions of adequacy."


"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
Science isn't about opinion. That would be theory.
 
i wonder who "Will Have Some Esplaining To Do" when we have another 2014/15 winter in 2017.

2015 has already started off with record temperatures: " NASAreportedWednesday that this was the hottest four-month start (January to April) of any year on record. This was also the second-warmest April on record in NASA’s dataset." - You Just Lived Through The Earth s Hottest January-April Since We Started Keeping Records ThinkProgress

2014 was officially the warmest year on record worldwide, although not for the United States itself:

"Of the large inhabited land areas, only the eastern half of the United States recorded below-average temperatures in 2014, a sort of mirror image of the unusual heat in the West. Some experts think the stuck-in-place weather pattern that produced those extremes in the United States is itself an indirect consequence of the release of greenhouse gases, though that is not proven."

-------

The contiguous United States set its temperature record in 2012. But, mainly because of the unusual chill in the East last year, 2014 was only the 34th warmest year on record for the lower 48 states.
[END QUOTE http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/17/science/earth/2014-was-hottest-year-on-record-surpassing-2010.html ]

Also see:
NASA: <a href="NASA NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record NASA" target="_blank">http://www.nasa.gov/press/201...</a>
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: <a href="2014 Officially Hottest Year on Record - Scientific American" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.scientificamerican...</a>
TIME: <a href="2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://time.com/3656646/2014-...</a>
YAHOO: <a href="UN confirms 2014 was hottest year on record - Yahoo News" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/un-conf...</a>
News flash noob, the earth is 4.5 billion years old not a 115 years old.
 
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What part of "settled science" do you Algore Acolytes rail to grasp?

A GOVERNMENT scientist says it's global cooling wot's gonna kill you all. Now that has been sufficient heretofore so why are you reneging on your slavish devotion to official government science at this late date?

Individual opinions are irrelevant. Scientific opinion is formed by consensus. As a matter of FACT, the existence of scientific consensus on AGW is irrefutable. The list of concurring scientific organizations includes:

American Geophysical Union: http://sciencepolicy.agu.org/files/2013/07/AGU-Climate-Change-Position-Statement_August-2013.pdf

American Physical Society: Climate Change

The Royal Society: The Science of Climate Change Royal Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/migrate/uploads/aaas_climate_statement1.pdf

American Chemical Society: News AAAS - The World s Largest General Scientific Society

American Institute of Physics: AAAS Publishes Report on Climate Change American Institute of Physics

Australian Institute of Physics: http://www.aip.org.au/about.php

American Geophysical Union: American Geophysical Union Releases Revised Position Statement on Climate Change - AGU Newsroom

American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1351

American Medical Association: http://www.ama.com.au/node/4442

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/toolkit/report_web.pdf

American Statistical Association: ASA Statement on Climate Change

American Association of Petroleum Geologists: http://dpa.aapg.org/gac/statements/climatechange.pdf

American Association of State Climatologists: http://www.stateclimate.org/publications/files/aascclimatepolicy.pdf

NASA: Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet Evidence

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America

Source: Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

As a matter of FACT, dissenting opinion is relegated to the fringe: "No scientific body of national or international standing has maintained a dissenting opinion; the last was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its 1999 statement rejecting the likelihood of human influence on recent climate with its current non-committal position.[2][3] Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions." - Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]


I am continually astonished at the arrogance of laymen who believe they know better than the collective wisdom of leading experts. Whether their delusions are based on paranoia or just ignorance, they seem to reflect the alternate reality bubble of Right-Wing Fantasyland. They epitomize "delusions of adequacy."


"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)

Science isn't about opinion. That would be theory.

1. As a matter of FACT, "consensus" IS used regarding scientific judgment:


Scientific consensus is the collective judgment, position, and opinion of the community of scientists in a particular field of study. Consensus implies general agreement, though not necessarily unanimity. Scientific consensus is not by itself a scientific argument, and it is not part of the scientific method. Nevertheless, consensus may be based on both scientific arguments and the scientific method.[1]

Consensus is normally achieved through communication at conferences, the publication process, replication (reproducible results by others) and peer review. These lead to a situation in which those within the discipline can often recognize such a consensus where it exists, but communicating to outsiders that consensus has been reached can be difficult, because the 'normal' debates through which science progresses may seem to outsiders as contestation.[2]

Scientific consensus may be invoked in popular or political debate on subjects that are controversial within the public sphere but which may not be controversial within the scientific community, such as evolution[3][4] or the claimed linkage of MMR vaccinations and autism.[2]
[END QUOTE - Scientific consensus - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]

2. Further, as a matter of fact, SCIENTISTS use the term "consensus" regarding climate change:

Scientific consensus on Climate Change

A question that frequently arises in popular discussion of climate change is whether there is a scientific consensus on climate change.[125] Several scientific organizations have explicitly used the term "consensus" in their statements:

American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006: "The conclusions in this statement reflect the scientific consensus represented by, for example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Joint National Academies' statement."[32]

"The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has reaffirmed the position of its Board of Directors and the leaders of 18 respected organizations, who concluded based on multiple lines of scientific evidence that global climate change caused by human activities is now underway, and it is a growing threat to society." - AAAS Reaffirms Statements on Climate Change and Integrity AAAS - The World s Largest General Scientific Society

US National Academy of Sciences: "In the judgment of most climate scientists, Earth’s warming in recent decades has been caused primarily by human activities that have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. ... On climate change, [the National Academies’ reports] have assessed consensus findings on the science..."[126]

Joint Science Academies' statement, 2005: "We recognise the international scientific consensus of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."[127]

Joint Science Academies' statement, 2001: "The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) represents the consensus of the international scientific community on climate change science. We recognise IPCC as the world’s most reliable source of information on climate change and its causes, and we endorse its method of achieving this consensus."[13]

American Meteorological Society, 2003: "The nature of science is such that there is rarely total agreement among scientists. Individual scientific statements and papers—the validity of some of which has yet to be assessed adequately—can be exploited in the policy debate and can leave the impression that the scientific community is sharply divided on issues where there is, in reality, a strong scientific consensus.... IPCC assessment reports are prepared at approximately five-year intervals by a large international group of experts who represent the broad range of expertise and perspectives relevant to the issues. The reports strive to reflect a consensus evaluation of the results of the full body of peer-reviewed research.... They provide an analysis of what is known and not known, the degree of consensus, and some indication of the degree of confidence that can be placed on the various statements and conclusions."[128] -
[END QUOTE Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]

"Despite the uncertainties noted above, there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond." - Archived 2007 AMS Information Statement on Climate Change
 
What part of "settled science" do you Algore Acolytes rail to grasp?

A GOVERNMENT scientist says it's global cooling wot's gonna kill you all. Now that has been sufficient heretofore so why are you reneging on your slavish devotion to official government science at this late date?

Individual opinions are irrelevant. Scientific opinion is formed by consensus. As a matter of FACT, the existence of scientific consensus on AGW is irrefutable. The list of concurring scientific organizations includes:

American Geophysical Union: http://sciencepolicy.agu.org/files/2013/07/AGU-Climate-Change-Position-Statement_August-2013.pdf

American Physical Society: Climate Change

The Royal Society: The Science of Climate Change Royal Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/migrate/uploads/aaas_climate_statement1.pdf

American Chemical Society: News AAAS - The World s Largest General Scientific Society

American Institute of Physics: AAAS Publishes Report on Climate Change American Institute of Physics

Australian Institute of Physics: http://www.aip.org.au/about.php

American Geophysical Union: American Geophysical Union Releases Revised Position Statement on Climate Change - AGU Newsroom

American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1351

American Medical Association: http://www.ama.com.au/node/4442

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/toolkit/report_web.pdf

American Statistical Association: ASA Statement on Climate Change

American Association of Petroleum Geologists: http://dpa.aapg.org/gac/statements/climatechange.pdf

American Association of State Climatologists: http://www.stateclimate.org/publications/files/aascclimatepolicy.pdf

NASA: Climate Change Vital Signs of the Planet Evidence

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America

Source: Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

As a matter of FACT, dissenting opinion is relegated to the fringe: "No scientific body of national or international standing has maintained a dissenting opinion; the last was the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, which in 2007 updated its 1999 statement rejecting the likelihood of human influence on recent climate with its current non-committal position.[2][3] Some other organizations, primarily those focusing on geology, also hold non-committal positions." - Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]


I am continually astonished at the arrogance of laymen who believe they know better than the collective wisdom of leading experts. Whether their delusions are based on paranoia or just ignorance, they seem to reflect the alternate reality bubble of Right-Wing Fantasyland. They epitomize "delusions of adequacy."


"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)

Science isn't about opinion. That would be theory.

1. As a matter of FACT, "consensus" IS used regarding scientific judgment:


Scientific consensus is the collective judgment, position, and opinion of the community of scientists in a particular field of study. Consensus implies general agreement, though not necessarily unanimity. Scientific consensus is not by itself a scientific argument, and it is not part of the scientific method. Nevertheless, consensus may be based on both scientific arguments and the scientific method.[1]

Consensus is normally achieved through communication at conferences, the publication process, replication (reproducible results by others) and peer review. These lead to a situation in which those within the discipline can often recognize such a consensus where it exists, but communicating to outsiders that consensus has been reached can be difficult, because the 'normal' debates through which science progresses may seem to outsiders as contestation.[2]

Scientific consensus may be invoked in popular or political debate on subjects that are controversial within the public sphere but which may not be controversial within the scientific community, such as evolution[3][4] or the claimed linkage of MMR vaccinations and autism.[2]
[END QUOTE - Scientific consensus - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]

2. Further, as a matter of fact, SCIENTISTS use the term "consensus" regarding climate change:

Scientific consensus on Climate Change

A question that frequently arises in popular discussion of climate change is whether there is a scientific consensus on climate change.[125] Several scientific organizations have explicitly used the term "consensus" in their statements:

American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006: "The conclusions in this statement reflect the scientific consensus represented by, for example, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Joint National Academies' statement."[32]

"The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has reaffirmed the position of its Board of Directors and the leaders of 18 respected organizations, who concluded based on multiple lines of scientific evidence that global climate change caused by human activities is now underway, and it is a growing threat to society." - AAAS Reaffirms Statements on Climate Change and Integrity AAAS - The World s Largest General Scientific Society

US National Academy of Sciences: "In the judgment of most climate scientists, Earth’s warming in recent decades has been caused primarily by human activities that have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. ... On climate change, [the National Academies’ reports] have assessed consensus findings on the science..."[126]

Joint Science Academies' statement, 2005: "We recognise the international scientific consensus of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."[127]

Joint Science Academies' statement, 2001: "The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) represents the consensus of the international scientific community on climate change science. We recognise IPCC as the world’s most reliable source of information on climate change and its causes, and we endorse its method of achieving this consensus."[13]

American Meteorological Society, 2003: "The nature of science is such that there is rarely total agreement among scientists. Individual scientific statements and papers—the validity of some of which has yet to be assessed adequately—can be exploited in the policy debate and can leave the impression that the scientific community is sharply divided on issues where there is, in reality, a strong scientific consensus.... IPCC assessment reports are prepared at approximately five-year intervals by a large international group of experts who represent the broad range of expertise and perspectives relevant to the issues. The reports strive to reflect a consensus evaluation of the results of the full body of peer-reviewed research.... They provide an analysis of what is known and not known, the degree of consensus, and some indication of the degree of confidence that can be placed on the various statements and conclusions."[128] -
[END QUOTE Scientific opinion on climate change - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia ]

"Despite the uncertainties noted above, there is adequate evidence from observations and interpretations of climate simulations to conclude that the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; that humans have significantly contributed to this change; and that further climate change will continue to have important impacts on human societies, on economies, on ecosystems, and on wildlife through the 21st century and beyond." - Archived 2007 AMS Information Statement on Climate Change
It says in your quote exactly what I said.
 

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