None of those seem to represent anything near a "scientific consensus."
You know, I couldn't let this one go. Regarding those idiotic predictions, either the science is flawed or the person making the prediction isn't using the science to make them. There really aren't any other options. So that brings me to, if these types of predictions aren't scientific consensus, why was the Obama administration routinely citing them? Were they really basing policy on scientific quackery? I'd hate to think Obama was a monumental idiot like Trump is.
These Obama statements strangely mirror climate alarmist predictions. Hmmmmmmm.
Obama at the First Session of COP21, from this link https://obamawhitehouse.archives.go...0/remarks-president-obama-first-session-cop21:
This summer, I saw the effects of climate change firsthand in our northernmost state, Alaska, where the sea is already swallowing villages and eroding shorelines; where permafrost thaws and the tundra burns; where glaciers are melting at a pace unprecedented in modern times. And it was a preview of one possible future -- a glimpse of our children’s fate if the climate keeps changing faster than our efforts to address it. Submerged countries. Abandoned cities. Fields that no longer grow. Political disruptions that trigger new conflict, and even more floods of desperate peoples seeking the sanctuary of nations not their own.
Obama in his Presidential Memorandum-Climate Change and National Security, from this link https://obamawhitehouse.archives.go...morandum-climate-change-and-national-security :
Sec. 2. Background. Climate change poses a significant and growing threat to national security, both at home and abroad. Climate change and its associated impacts affect economic prosperity, public health and safety, and international stability. Extended drought, more frequent and severe weather events, heat waves, warming and acidifying ocean waters, catastrophic wildfires, and rising sea levels all have compounding effects on people's health and well-being. Flooding and water scarcity can negatively affect food and energy production. Energy infrastructure, essential for supporting other key sectors, is already vulnerable to extreme weather and may be further compromised. Impacts of a changing climate can create conditions that promote pest outbreaks and the spread of invasive species as well as plant, animal, and human disease, including emerging infectious disease, and these can further undermine economic growth and livelihoods. Impacts can also disrupt transportation service, cutting off vulnerable communities from relief immediately after events and reducing economic output. These conditions, in turn, can stress some countries' ability to provide the conditions necessary for human security. All of these effects can lead to population migration within and across international borders, spur crises, and amplify or accelerate conflict in countries or regions already facing instability and fragility.
Obama in his 2015 National Security Strategy from this link https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2015_national_security_strategy.pdf :
Climate change is an urgent and growing threat to our national security, contributing to increased natural disasters, refugee flows, and conflicts over basic resources like food and water. The present day effects of climate change are being felt from the Arctic to the Midwest. Increased sea levels and storm surges threaten coastal regions, infrastructure, and property. In turn, the global economy suffers, compounding the growing costs of preparing and restoring infrastructure.
How about these from John Kerry? Where in the hell is he getting his information? We know he isn't a scientist.
John Kerry at the COP22 from this link http://www.climatechangenews.com/20...ll-transcript-of-cop22-climate-summit-speech/ :
We have seen record-breaking droughts everywhere – from India to Brazil to the west coast of the United States. Storms that used to happen once every 500 years are becoming relatively normal. In recent years, an average of 22.5 million people have been displaced by extreme weather events annually. We never saw that in the 20th Century. (really, storms that happened only once every 500 years are now normal? WTF? added by me, noted so you don't get confused)
John Kerry in Indonesia from this link https://2009-2017.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/02/221704.htm :
The bottom line is this: it is the same thing with climate change. And in a sense, climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction. (You would have to read the entire speech to get the full effect of his claims, too long to post).
