97% of active climatologists agree that human activity is causing global warming

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97% of active climatologists agree that human activity is causing global warming

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97% of Scientists Still Agree: Man is Causing Climate Change
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 06.22.10
Science & Technology

A new study has once again confirmed what we already knew -- that the vast, vast majority of scientists working in the field are convinced by the evidence that there is human-induced climate change. This latest analysis is one of the largest surveys yet attempted, and examines 1,372 known working climate researchers. The result is similar to previous studies: 97-98% of the scientists agree that there is ample evidence that human activity is warming the planet. There is, in other words, a huge consensus.

From the New York Times report, Study Affirms Consensus on Climate Change:

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/evidence-for-a-consensus-on-climate-change/

The results are pretty conclusive. The new research supports the idea that the vast majority of the world's
active climate scientists accept the evidence for global warming as well as the case that human activities are the principal cause of it.

For example, of the top 50 climate researchers identified by the study (as ranked by the number of papers they had published), only 2 percent fell into the camp of climate dissenters. Of the top 200 researchers, only 2.5 percent fell into the dissenter camp. That is consistent with past work, including opinion polls, suggesting that 97 to 98 percent of working climate scientists accept the evidence for human-induced climate change.

Which means, out of the top 50 climate researchers, only one holds a dissenting view (Richard Lindzen, is that you?). Out of 200, only 5 or 6. This is an overwhelming consensus -- one that, it's important to remember -- is rare in most fields. You rarely see such definitive majorities in other fields -- especially ones that the media insists on portraying as being a source of "ongoing debate."

The new report deals another blow to the credibility of so-called skeptics, as well:

The study demonstrates that most of the scientists who have been publicly identified as climate skeptics are not actively publishing in the field. And the handful who are tend to have a slim track record, with about half as many papers published as the scientists who accept the mainstream view.

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http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2009/01/97_of_active_climatologists_ag.php

97% of active climatologists agree that human activity is causing global warming

Category: Global Warming
Posted on: January 20, 2009 9:37 AM, by Tim Lambert

Eos has just published the results of a survey of 3146 Earth Scientists conducted by Peter Doran and Maggie Kendall Zimmerman. The graph below shows the results for this question:

Do you think human activity is a significant contributing factor in changing mean global temperatures?

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Thu Jun-24-10 03:28 PM
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1. But 3% don't!? So "scientists are split!"

Plus: Stolen emails! Stolen emails!

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Thu Jun-24-10 03:29 PM
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2. I've been reading The Onion too much....

....because I was half expecting an Onion story talking about Joe Smith from Sheboygan, Wisconsin who scientists agreed was the sole reason in the entire planet for climate change.

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Thu Jun-24-10 03:29 PM
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3. And those 3% must be given equal time!

:argh:

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G_j

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Thu Jun-24-10 03:58 PM
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4. gotta be an argument

or else it's not "balanced".

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Thu Jun-24-10 03:59 PM
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5. And 3% of scientists are idiots.

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Thu Jun-24-10 06:12 PM
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6. k

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Fri Jun-25-10 12:25 AM
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7. *

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Fri Jun-25-10 12:33 AM
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8. Correction: 100% of active climatologists agree that human activity is causing global warming

Because the other 3% aren't real scientists to begin with; they're hacks bought and paid for by the rethugs and Big Oil.

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G_j

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Fri Jun-25-10 08:19 AM
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9. good point nt

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Fri Jun-25-10 08:48 AM
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10. This Just In: 97% Of Scientists Agree That The Earth Is Round

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