The science of climate change is anything but settled

Washington Times ^ | Mar 13, 2019 | Roy W Spencer

[Bon mots]

[Mrs. Don-o]

Thanks for these quotes, Jayster. Gonna share with my pastor.

[philman_36]

Their objections to such a Red Team effort were basically that the “science is settled.”

Climate alarmists - Do you like my new suit?
/The Emperor's New Suit
/the real truth

[philman_36]

On a more serious note...

'97% Of Climate Scientists Agree' Is 100% Wrong Jan 6, 2015
The 97 percent claim is a deliberate misrepresentation designed to intimidate the public—and numerous scientists whose papers were classified by Cook protested:
“Cook survey included 10 of my 122 eligible papers. 5/10 were rated incorrectly. 4/5 were rated as endorse rather than neutral.”

Understanding the Global Warming Debate February 9, 2012
Let's look at the actual propositions the 97% agreed to in one such study conducted at the University of Illinois.  Here they are:

1. When compared with pre-1800s levels, do you think that mean global temperatures have generally risen, fallen, or remained relatively constant?

2. Do you think human activity is a significant contributing factor in changing mean global temperatures?

The 97% answered "risen" and "yes" to these two questions.  But depending on how one defines "significant" (is 20% a significant factor?) I could get 97% of a group of science-based skeptics to agree to the same answers.

Did I mention the emperor's new suit?

[Oatka]

In the 70s, we were told we were in a mini ice age.

Their track record down through the ages: