February 15, 2016, was the beginning of a debate on man-made climate change between two well-known experts in the field, Princeton Professor of Physics Dr. William Happer and University of Melbourne Atmospheric Sciences Professor Dr. David Karoly, hosted by James Barham and his team at The Best Schools.org. Both have been heavily involved in atmospheric research since the 1980s. Happer believes that burning fossil fuels will have a minimal effect on climate but a large benefit to plant life and humanity. Karoly believes the opposite.
How certain is the conclusion by some scientists that burning fossil fuels will lead to a climate disaster? Only debates can ferret out their certainty or lack of it. Burning fossil fuels may cause some harm, but if we stop burning them, we will face certain harm. Which is worse? Debates educate the public, they are necessary. This is an in-depth look at both sides of the scientific debate between two prominent experts.
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Chapter 1: The Great Debate
Chapter 2: Is Recent Warming Unusual?
Chapter 3: What does the Geologic Past tell us?
Chapter 4: The Sun
Chapter 5: How Accurate are the Climate Models?
Chapter 6: How accurate are our temperature measurements?
Chapter 7: The Pause
Chapter 8: The Precautionary Principle
Chapter 9: Do Humans and CO2 drive Climate Change?
Chapter 10: Are CO2 and Global Warming good or bad?
Chapter 11: The Consensus
Chapter 12: Is Government Intervention Necessary?
Chapter 13: Should we do anything about Global Warming?
Chapter 14: The Balance between Science and Politics
Chapter 15: The Bullying of Skeptics and Free Speech
Chapter 16: Atmospheric Physics
Chapter 17: The Strongest and Weakest arguments for both sides?
Chapter 18: Final Thoughts
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Andy May is a writer, blogger, and author. He enjoys golf and traveling in his spare time. He retired from a 42-year career in petrophysics in 2016. He is also an editor for the popular climate change blog Wattsupwiththat.com where he has published numerous posts. He is the author of three books and the author or co-author of seven peer-reviewed papers on various geological, engineering and petrophysical topics. His personal blog is andymaypetrophysicist[.]com.
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