Environmental Controversy: The Existence of Anthropogenic (human caused)
global warming. – a one sentence statement of the controversy would be helpful
Interested Parties
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Non-Governmental organizations
like the “Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change” [1]
Government organizations like the,
“National Center for Atmospheric
Research” [2]
Climate scientists at universities,
like, “University of Montana
ecosystems professor Steven
Running” [3]
etc.
Issues at Stake
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many scientists agree on reality of
global warming, but debate
intensity or timing. [4]
the possibility that coastal areas will
be flooded is debated [5]
some scientists claim that particular
crops will thrive, and certain areas
may become habitable [6]
etc.
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Scientific Evidence
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measurements of the amount of
carbon in the atmosphere [7]
measurement of gases with
“indirect” greenhouse impacts
(methane for example) [8]
the impact of “radiative forcing”,
the increase in thermal radiation
due to greenhouse gas increases. [9]
etc.
Reasons for Controversy
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getting computer models to produce
accurate predictions from small
samples is hard [10]
citizens rank the problem low as
their contributions are so small [11]
lack of scientific knowledge leads
public to disbelieve warnings [12]
etc.
1
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1220755--fire-drought-floodsscientists-call-u-s-summer-a-global-warming-preview
2
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1220755--fire-drought-floodsscientists-call-u-s-summer-a-global-warming-preview
3
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1220755--fire-drought-floodsscientists-call-u-s-summer-a-global-warming-preview
4
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 9
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 9
6
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 38
7
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 31
8
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 33
9
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 33
10
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, John Theodore Houghton,
Cambridge University Press, 2004, p 65
11
Americans' Problem with Global Warming, Richard P. Horwitz, American
Studies , Vol. 45, No. 1 (Spring 2004), pp. 5-37, p 11
12
Americans' Problem with Global Warming, Richard P. Horwitz, American
Studies , Vol. 45, No. 1 (Spring 2004), pp. 5-37, p 13
Note that the newspaper links are all to internet sources, so I have quoted
some text in each of them. The journal article references and the book
references just need the page numbers.