Proponents of policies to control human-induced global warming cite science as the basis for their claims and proposals. There is only one problem as much as they claim otherwise, there is no scientific consensus for their theories, says H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
No matter what the climate phenomenon, says Burnett, if it can in some way be presented as unusual by global warming alarmists, it is argued to be “further evidence of global warming,” even if it contradicts earlier “evidence” pointed to by the same people. For example:
This is the problem with trying to forge appropriate policy responses to possible threats posed by future climate change for what scenario do we plan?
In the realm of climate change research, different models looking at the same phenomenon using the same principles of atmospheric physics often produce dramatically varied results, says Burnett. The only thing clear concerning the many purported effects of the Earth’s warmer climate is that, because they contradict each other, human-caused global warming cannot be causing all of them simultaneously and it may not be responsible for any.
Source: H. Sterling Burnett, Climate science or science fiction? Washington Times, February 23, 2004.
For text http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040222-103504-1476r.htm
For more on Global Warming Science http://eteam.ncpa.org/policy/Global_Warming/Science/
FMF Policy Bulletin\9 March 2004
