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Old 06-06-2006, 07:46 AM
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Default Don't Just Read the Headline

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Originally Posted by Wildbore";p=&quot View Post
According to a report commissioned by the US government, it is now clear there is a human contribution to global warming.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4969772.stm
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However, scientists involved in the report say better data is badly needed.
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Peter Thorne, of the UK Meteorological Office, who contributed to the report, ascribes this uncertainty to poor data.
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For Fred Singer, of the Science and Environmental Policy Project, a prominent climate sceptic, this suggests that the report's support for the concept of human-induced climate change is spin rather than substance.

"The basic data in the report is quite OK," he said, "but the interpretation that's been given is different from what the data says.

"In particular, [the authors] suppress the major result of the report; that data do not agree with models."
Also you may have noticed the headline: 'Clear' human impact on climate.

The reporter put the word 'Clear' in quotes, because the matter is in question. The opinion of the authors of a report is not evidence.
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