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| − | The '''anthropogenic global warming theory''' holds human beings responsible for most of the slight [[warming trend]] seen since the [[Little Ice Age]] - at about the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. | + | The '''anthropogenic global warming theory''' (''Anthropo-'' refers to men, ''genic'' means [[cause and effect|cause]]) holds human beings responsible for most of the slight [[warming trend]] seen since the [[Little Ice Age]] - which began at about the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>http://www.sitewave.net/news/s49p1834.htm</ref> |
A panel of the [[United Nations]] is "90% sure" that most [[global warming]] since about 1950 has been caused by human beings.<ref>[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/26979 Mankind to blame for global warming, says IPCC]</ref> But Roger Pielke, [[Professor]] of Environmental Studies at the [[University of Colorado]], said, "After [[Climategate]], the surface temperature record is being called into question." To experts such as McIntyre and Pielke, perhaps the most baffling thing has been the near-unanimity over [[global warming]] in the world’s [[mainstream media]] - a unanimity much greater than that found among scientists.<ref>David Rose. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1235395/SPECIAL-INVESTIGATION-Climate-change-emails-row-deepens--Russians-admit-DID-send-them.html SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Climate change emails row deepens as Russians admit they DID come from their Siberian server], [[UK]] ''Mail Online'', December 13, 2009.</ref> | A panel of the [[United Nations]] is "90% sure" that most [[global warming]] since about 1950 has been caused by human beings.<ref>[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/26979 Mankind to blame for global warming, says IPCC]</ref> But Roger Pielke, [[Professor]] of Environmental Studies at the [[University of Colorado]], said, "After [[Climategate]], the surface temperature record is being called into question." To experts such as McIntyre and Pielke, perhaps the most baffling thing has been the near-unanimity over [[global warming]] in the world’s [[mainstream media]] - a unanimity much greater than that found among scientists.<ref>David Rose. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1235395/SPECIAL-INVESTIGATION-Climate-change-emails-row-deepens--Russians-admit-DID-send-them.html SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Climate change emails row deepens as Russians admit they DID come from their Siberian server], [[UK]] ''Mail Online'', December 13, 2009.</ref> | ||
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==Relation to current climate change== | ==Relation to current climate change== | ||
| − | The | + | The anthropogenic global warming theory is one of several explanations for the 1.5 degrees F of warming<ref>[http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/info/warming/ Climatic Research Unit Sheet #1]</ref> of the earth's surface recorded since the middle of the 19th century. |
The theory enjoys broad based political support from [[Liberals]], [[Greens]] and the US [[Democratic Party]], and theory supporters frequently assert the existence of a "[[scientific consensus]]" favoring their viewpoint (see [[Politics of global warming]]). | The theory enjoys broad based political support from [[Liberals]], [[Greens]] and the US [[Democratic Party]], and theory supporters frequently assert the existence of a "[[scientific consensus]]" favoring their viewpoint (see [[Politics of global warming]]). | ||
Revision as of 16:35, August 19, 2010
The anthropogenic global warming theory (Anthropo- refers to men, genic means cause) holds human beings responsible for most of the slight warming trend seen since the Little Ice Age - which began at about the time of the American Revolutionary War.[1]
A panel of the United Nations is "90% sure" that most global warming since about 1950 has been caused by human beings.[2] But Roger Pielke, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado, said, "After Climategate, the surface temperature record is being called into question." To experts such as McIntyre and Pielke, perhaps the most baffling thing has been the near-unanimity over global warming in the world’s mainstream media - a unanimity much greater than that found among scientists.[3]
The idea that human activities, such as the combustion of fossil fuels, can significantly warm the earth's atmosphere is called the enhanced greenhouse effect.[4]
Relation to current climate change
The anthropogenic global warming theory is one of several explanations for the 1.5 degrees F of warming[5] of the earth's surface recorded since the middle of the 19th century.
The theory enjoys broad based political support from Liberals, Greens and the US Democratic Party, and theory supporters frequently assert the existence of a "scientific consensus" favoring their viewpoint (see Politics of global warming).
References
- ↑ http://www.sitewave.net/news/s49p1834.htm
- ↑ Mankind to blame for global warming, says IPCC
- ↑ David Rose. SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Climate change emails row deepens as Russians admit they DID come from their Siberian server, UK Mail Online, December 13, 2009.
- ↑ Global Warming
- ↑ Climatic Research Unit Sheet #1