When scientists agree to use the word “unequivocal”, it’s a remarkable thing. Scientists are dedicated to the idea of debate and questioning of theories, even those that have been set for generations. Nonetheless, the international group of hundreds of scientists who form the brains of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have chosen to open their fourth report of 2007, the Synthesis Report, with the following introduction, in bold type:
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.”
In spite of the overwhelming consensus among scientists, right wing politicians like Fred Thompson and Ron Paul continue to equivocate on the issue of climate change. America ought to be unequivocal in rejecting their weak leadership. Their kind of selective blindness has led the world onto a scorching path with danger increasing with every step.
(Source: Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, November 17, 2007)
