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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

GreenBiz

It is gradual, and it derives largely from the familiar and widespread practice of burning fossil fuels. And it manifests as natural phenomena like heat waves, droughts, fires, storms and floods; we need experts, assessing global data and long-term trends, to tell us if what is happening is truly unusual.

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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

AGreenLiving

It is gradual, and it derives largely from the familiar and widespread practice of burning fossil fuels. And it manifests as natural phenomena like heat waves, droughts, fires, storms and floods; we need experts, assessing global data and long-term trends, to tell us if what is happening is truly unusual.

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Climate Change: Where Are We Now?

Unsustainable

Photo Credit: REUTERS While some politicians and citizens continue to deny the existence of man-made global warming, the evidence supporting it continues to grow. A Few Relevant Data Points With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century, humans began their dependence on the burning of fossil fuels?coal