It’s time to revisit the science of climate change, because the deniers and skeptics are still out in force.  Some of them are in our government, inexplicably.  It’s inexplicable because I once assumed that people in Congress are maybe a little bit smarter than the average Dude, but it’s now clear this is not the case at all.  So many people, including those in government, need to be educated on the basics of the climate crisis and the enormous, eventual threat to all life on earth it presents.

There are many other resources within Futurism Now for people to look at the climate science through links to various websites, on the Links page for starters.   There are also many links in the right-hand column. I rarely update it because there is already so much there and the science supporting climate change is very well-known and widely accepted. You would not know that by listening to or reading the writings of conservatives, however.  Keep in mind what motives them is politics, not science or facts.  The facts are clear and unequivocal.  Skeptics often have a political agenda, also.  Very few scientists, despite what some people say, are skeptical about climate change and what is causing it.

Still it’s a good idea to republish links to climate change sites that contain info, proof and data.  This is from Real Climate and then I have more to add after it.

There are a number of topics in climate science that are frequently misunderstood or mis-characterised (often by those trying to ’scientize’ their political opinions) that come up again and again in climate-related discussions. RealClimate tries to provide context on many of these issues, and commentaries on the 1970s ‘global cooling myth‘ or whether water vapour is a feedback or a forcing are among our most referenced pieces (see our FAQ category). However, our explanations of specific points have often appeared in the middle of a larger piece, or in the comment section and are not clearly referencable. Since many of these same points keep coming up in comments and discussions, having a clear and precise resource for these explanations would be very useful and we have thought about doing just that. But it now appears that we have been beaten to the punch by a new blog run by Coby Beck, a frequent commenter here and at sci.env. His new blog ‘A few things ill-considered‘ has a point-by-point rebuttal of almost all the most common ‘contrarian’ talking points. The list of topics by category is a good place to start, and it shows the huge amount of work done so far.

Another great site for publications and articles and other writings by preeminent climate scientist James Hansen is here on his website. Many more resources and a podcast below!

I’m always telling people to go to look at the NASA website, which you can find at that [...]