Some Quick & Easy Evidence For Climate Change

Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, 

and it is imperative that we act before it's too late. 

~ John Delane (Md-D), House of Representatives

Too often, when we seek to express concern or act to address human-induced climate change, some misinformed person will respond with misinformation and we sigh at having to prove it all once again.

So to help folks skip that effort, I've created this handy summary page of the key facts proving the problem of climate change (aka climate disruption). 

So now you can refer them here, or to specific links here. Or read the links to inform your own riffs.  Then move on to better use of your time ... such as joining together in constructive action to steer us away from the path of destruction!


We need more and more people to be informed of the reality ... as it's going to take our people power to rescue our planet!

I hope that this helps with that cause.

Climate Change Information For Those Who Want the Facts

(1) Climate change evidence: How do we know?
http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence

(2) Global Warming & Climate Change Myths
A handy chart of myth vs. What the science says! Click the answer for more info.
https://www.skepticalscience.com/argument.php

(3) How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic: Responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming. More detailed. Arguments are divided by: Stages of Denial - Scientific Topics - Types of Argument, and Levels of Sophistication.
http://grist.org/series/skeptics

(4) Scientific opinion on climate change
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change

The scientific opinion on climate change is the overall judgment among scientists regarding the extent to which global warming is occurring, its causes, and its probable consequences. The scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate system is unequivocally warming, and that it is extremely likely (meaning 95% probability or higher) that this warming is predominantly caused by humans. It is likely that this mainly arises from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as from deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels, partially offset by human caused increases in aerosols; natural changes had little effect.[1][2][3][4]

This scientific opinion is expressed in synthesis reports, by scientific bodies of national or international standing, and by surveys of opinion among climate scientists. Individual scientists, universities, and laboratories contribute to the overall scientific opinion via their peer-reviewed publications, and the areas of collective agreement and relative certainty are summarised in these respected reports and surveys.[5] 

National and international science academies and scientific societies have assessed current scientific opinion on global warming. These assessments are generally consistent with the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report stated that: 

* Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, the widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.[6] 

* Most of the global warming since the mid-20th century is very likely due to human activities.[7] 

* Benefits and costs of climate change for [human] society will vary widely by location and scale.[8] Some of the effects in temperate and polar regions will be positive and others elsewhere will be negative.[8] Overall, net effects are more likely to be strongly negative with larger or more rapid warming.[8] 

* The range of published evidence indicates that the net damage costs of climate change are likely to be significant and to increase over time.[9] 

* The resilience of many ecosystems is likely to be exceeded this century by an unprecedented combination of climate change, associated disturbances (e.g. flooding, drought, wildfire, insects, ocean acidification) and other global change drivers (e.g. land-use change, pollution, fragmentation of natural systems, over-exploitation of resources).[10]

I hope that you find this helpful.

Feel free to note your favorite climate change resources in the comments!

~ In service, 
Patricia Dines


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