Climate change confirmed... again

Abstract

Year after year, three top climate science groups analyse global surface temperature data and reach the same conclusion: the planet is warming at unprecedented rates. So why would a fourth team be needed to also scrutinize the data? The answer lies in the sociopolitical morass of how climate science is received today by much of the public. Sceptics have done their best to sow confusion by questioning, among other things, the integrity of the global temperature record. The criticisms are manifold. Weather monitoring stations have been cherry-picked, data sloppily extrapolated, and spurious effects not properly accounted for — or so say the detractors. Such arguments have gained traction among many audiences.