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| U.S. Government Report Says ‘Extremely Likely’ that Humans Are Causing Global Temperatures to Rise | |
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| skibboy | 3 Nov 2017, 11:55 PM Post #1 |
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U.S. Government Report Says ‘Extremely Likely’ that Humans Are Causing Global Temperatures to Rise November 3, 2017 by Reuters ![]() By knyazev vasily / Shutterstock By Emily Flitter WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The rapid pace of global climate change is almost certainly driven by human activity, like burning fossil fuels, according to a U.S. government report that contradicts assertions by President Donald Trump and members of his administration. “For the warming over the last century, there is no convincing alternative explanation supported by the extent of the observational evidence,” said the report by a group of more than 50 U.S. government scientists released on Friday. The report, which is required by Congress every four years, was written by scientists from government bodies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. You can read the report for yourself here: https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/executive-summary/ It reinforces the conclusions drawn by an overwhelming majority of scientists around the world in recent years that emissions from burning fossil fuels are the primary driver of global warming, leading to sea level rise, flooding, droughts, and more frequent powerful storms. Trump has repeatedly called climate change a hoax, and in June announced that he would withdraw the United States from a global pact to combat it – calling the deal’s demands for emissions cuts too costly for the U.S. economy. War-torn Syria is the only other country outside the pact. The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Deal was part of a broader White House effort to roll back what it sees as unneeded environmental protections to boost domestic oil and gas drilling and coal mining. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has also expressed doubts about the causes of climate change, at one point saying he did not believe carbon dioxide from human activity was the primary driver, and calling for further debate on the issue. In an emailed statement, White House spokesman Raj Shah said: “The Administration supports rigorous scientific analysis and debate and encourages public comment on the draft documents being released today.” Officials at the EPA declined to comment. According to the report, global temperatures have increased by about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) over the last 115 years, while global average sea levels have risen about 7 inches (17.78 cm) over the same period. Sea levels are expected to rise “at least several inches in the next 15 years” due to rising temperatures, it added. (Reporting by Emily Flitter; Editing by Richard Chang) (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017. ![]() Source: .com
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| skibboy | 5 Nov 2017, 12:57 AM Post #2 |
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Climate change: US report at odds with some in Trump team 4 November 2017 ![]() Rising sea levels linked to climate change threaten coastal areas like the Marshall Islands The White House has sought to downplay a major climate change report, which was compiled by 13 US federal agencies. The study is at odds with assertions from President Donald Trump and several members of his administration. It says it is "extremely likely" human activity is the "dominant cause" of global warming. A spokesman for the White House said it supported "rigorous scientific analysis and debate" but added that the climate was "always changing". White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah said it was not certain how sensitive the Earth's climate was to greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Trump, who has embarked on a tour of Asia, once said the concept of global warming was created by the Chinese in order to make American manufacturing less competitive. Earlier this year, he announced he was pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement to cut global emissions. Apocalyptic predictions The Climate Science Special Report, which was approved by the White House, was compiled by US government scientists. It argues that it is "extremely likely" that human activity is causing rapid global warming with dire consequences for the US and the world. ![]() The scientists' predictions include: - A global sea level rise of up to 8ft (2.4 metres) cannot be ruled out by the end of the century - Risks of drought and flooding will increase - There will be more frequent wildfires and devastating storms Running to nearly 500 pages, the report concludes that the current period is "now the warmest in the history of modern civilisation". It is "extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause", it finds, adding that "there is no convincing alternative explanation". President Trump has made it easier for industry to pollute and he has appointed to key government positions men who are sceptical of their own scientists, the BBC's James Cook, in Los Angeles, says. Only on Thursday, Mr Trump's Energy Secretary, Rick Perry, told US media that while he thought climate change was real and humans had an "impact on it", he still thought "the science [was] out on" whether humans cause 100% of it. The researchers say there was no political interference in, or censorship of, their report. Source: .com
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