The truth about global warming

Could the skeptics be right, and the majority of the world's experts wrong? The history of science shows consensus doesn't guarantee success. The collective wisdom of the early 1900s declared continental drift bunk. Some Nobel laureates attacked Einstein's theory of relativity. Those blunders occurred when science was less sophisticated and connected than it is now, said Weart, the historian. With the unprecedented study devoted to climate change, the odds that this consensus is wrong are slim, he added. "The fact that so many scientists think it's likely a truck is heading for us means that the last thing we want to do is close our eyes and lie down in the road."

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Amazon hit by worst drought for 40 years
Warming Atlantic linked to both US hurricanes and rainforest drought.

Parts of the Amazon rainforest are enduring the worst drought for 40 years, prompting local government to declare several cities in the Brazilian state of Amazonas as disaster areas. Researchers say that rising sea temperatures in the North Atlantic, perhaps prompted by climate change, are probably to blame.

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World temperatures keep rising
Climate data show 2005 on track to be hottest on record

New international climate data show that 2005 is on track to be the hottest year on record, continuing a 25-year trend of rising global temperatures.

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B.C. told to brace for global warming

Global warming is devouring our forests, killing our salmon and lapping at our shores, a panel of scientific experts has warned mayors and councillors from across B.C. Climate change researchers made it clear the crisis has gone far beyond an effort to put the brakes on human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

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