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Argument: Vast majority of scientists believe climate change due to humans

Issue Report: Is climate change chiefly human-caused?

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National Geographic Explorer Article on February 28, 2007 – “Earth is currently experiencing rapid warming, which the vast majority of climate scientists says is due to humans pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.”

Elisabeth Rosenthal and Andrew C. Revkin. “Science Panel Calls Global Warming ‘Unequivocal’”. New York Times. February 3, 2007 – “The world’s leading climate scientists said global warming has begun, is very likely caused by man, and will be unstoppable for centuries, … . The phrase very likely translates to a more than 90 percent certainty that global warming is caused by man’s burning of fossil fuels. That was the strongest conclusion to date, making it nearly impossible to say natural forces are to blame.”