Uncertainty rules the day
The press reports have been unanimous:
- Nature: Climate panel says prepare for weird weather
- Associated Press: Get ready for extreme weather
- The Guardian: Extreme weather will strike as climate change takes hold, IPCC warns
- Reuters: Extreme weather to worsen with climate change: IPCC
Unfortunately, if you read the actual IPCC panel summary report, you find that, though the majority of the press stories accurately describe the report’s worst scenarios and predictions, all of them downplay the most important point of the report, that the uncertainties are gigantic and that the influence of human activity on the increase or decrease of extreme weather for the next few decades will be inconsequential. To quote the report:
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