A few articles on climate change
97% of scientists agree that humans have contributed significantly to climate change. It’s a huge issue that we’ll have to deal with sooner or later in the 21st century — sooner would be better.
There are some places in the world where people have no choice but to believe that climate change is happening — they can see it with their own eyes. The water is rising, and residents of some island nations are trying to figure out where to go.
Rising Seas Force Island Nation of Kiribati to Seek New Home
Opinion on climate change has gone up and down in the US in the last few years, and this article argues that this can be traced to politics.
Popular Opinion on Climate Change Traced to Political Elites
This article talks about the history of the idea of climate change (the term “global warming” was coined in 1975) and why many Americans are refusing to believe that it’s happening.
The American ‘allergy’ to global warming: Why?
Scientists are normally calm, cool, and collected. But some of them are getting angry about climate change, and they’ve even made a music video.
Scientists finally get angry about indifference to climate change
Finally, if you haven’t seen Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth you really should. If you know me personally (and live near me) you’re welcome to borrow my copy of the DVD.