Deniers find support in coming climate report
An upcoming U.N. report about climate change may contain surprising information about an apparent slowdown in the rate of warming. According to the Associated Press:
Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show there are deep concerns among governments over how to address the issue ahead of next week's meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Climate skeptics have used the lull in surface warming since 1998 to cast doubt on the scientific consensus that humans are cooking the planet by burning fossil fuels and cutting down CO2-absorbing forests.
The IPCC report is expected to affirm the human link with greater certainty than ever, but the panel is under pressure to also address the recent lower rate of warming, which scientists say is likely due to heat going deep into the ocean and natural climate fluctuations.
John Abraham, a scientist from the University of St. Thomas, joins Climate Cast to discuss the issues surrounding the report.
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