In The Week magazine on Nov. 22, there was an article headlined, “Scientists underestimated climate change.” Two weeks later, same magazine: “The world isn’t coming to an end.” Then, a week later: “The ‘bleak’ outlook on climate change.” The “bleak” in quotes made me think that this article was going to reinforce the one of a week earlier. But it didn’t. The article in the issue of Dec. 13 reinforced the first article, and quoted the latest Emissions Gap Report, so I googled that.
In so doing, I learned that UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme, and that GtCO2e stands for gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. I wouldn’t call the report hysterical, but it’s kinda scary. But only 97% of scientists agree that there is global warming and that we are causing it.
Then I googled “global warming hoax. That was interesting too. And even scarier.
DICK DEVENS
Center Sandwich