[Swordmaker]

If there is this grand consensus among scientists, then why has the National Academy of Sciences been unable to pass resolutions saying so?

It would probably be more accurate to state that

"A Grand concensus among scientists, who receive their salaries from organizations funded by Global Warming grants, agree that global warming is a real danger."

[mamapajamas]

re:"It would probably be more accurate to state that


"A Grand concensus among scientists, who receive their salaries from organizations funded by Global Warming grants, agree that global warming is a real danger.""

Bingo! I think you've hit the nail on the head. After all, how many world governments would fund a project set up to discover that "maybe nothing's wrong"? They have to keep the crisis alive, or they lose their income.