ABC’s Harris: Climate Scientists ‘Embattled’ by ‘Controversial’ Skeptics ‘Despite Compelling Evidence’ of Global Warming
On the Wednesday, December 22, Nightline on ABC, inspired by recent extreme weather, correspondent Dan Harris filed a report on global warming in which he gave attention to the views of a proponent of global warming theory, while giving a lesser amount of attention to two skeptics, one of whom he labeled “controversial.” Harris related that, “despite all that compelling evidence” of global warming, climate scientists “feel more embattled than ever,” taking heat from “politicians on the right.” He even went so far as to highlight examples of reported harassment of climate scientists, including anti-Semitic insults. Harris also concluded his report passing on a warning from scientists that there will be more “extremely deadly weather” in the future “if the world doesn’t act very quickly”: Corbyn is now predicting a mini ice age in the coming years. However, the vast, vast majority of climate scientists disagree and say, if you like this year’s extreme and extremely deadly weather, you’ll likely get much more if the world doesn’t act very quickly. read more
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