The scientific consensus on climate change: How do we know we’re not wrong?
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Many scientists felt that respect was overdue: as early as 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had concluded that there was strong scientific evidence that human activities were affecting global climate. By 2001, IPCC’s Third Assessment Report stated unequivocally that human activities are having detectable effects on the earth’s atmosphere and hydrosphere. Prominent scientists and major scientific organizations have all ratified the IPCC conclusion. Today, all but a tiny handful of climate scientists are convinced that Earth’s climate is heating up, and that human activities are a significant cause.
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