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remarkably high level of scientific consensus"'' <ref>Boykoff (2007) 'Climate change and journalistic norms: A case-study of
remarkably high level of scientific consensus"'' <ref>Boykoff (2007) 'Climate change and journalistic norms: A case-study of
US mass-media coverage' Geoforum, 38; pp. 1190 - 1204</ref>
US mass-media coverage' Geoforum, 38; pp. 1190 - 1204</ref>
Boykoff argues that the mass media has played a significant part in framing global warming as a contentious issue amongst scientists when in fact there is a high level of consensus. He argues that the media's concept of 'balanced' reporting leads to arguments for and against being given equal weight in a story when this is not in fact the case in reality.<ref>Boykoff (2007) 'From convergence to contention: United States mass media representations of anthropogenic climate change science' Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 32; pp. 477 - 489</ref>
Boykoff argues that the mass media has played a significant part in framing global warming as a contentious issue amongst scientists when in fact there is a high level of consensus. He argues that the media's concept of 'balanced' reporting leads to arguments for and against being given equal weight in a story when this is not in fact the case in reality.<ref>Boykoff (2007) 'From convergence to contention: United States mass media representations of anthropogenic climate change science' Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 32; pp. 477 - 489</ref> Most politicians now accept this consensus, for example see John McCain's view below.
==Natural Variability of the Climate System==
==Natural Variability of the Climate System==