World may not be warming, say scientists
Astonishment as top scientist admits there has been no global warming for 15 years. The United Nations climate panel faces a new challenge with scientists casting doubt on its claim that global temperatures are rising inexorably because of human pollution. In its last assessment the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said the evidence that the world was warming was “unequivocal”. It warned that greenhouse gases had already heated the world by 0.7C and that there could be 5C-6C more warming by 2100, with devastating impacts on humanity and wildlife. However, new research, including work by British scientists, is casting doubt on such claims. Some even suggest the world may not be warming much at all. “The temperature records cannot be relied on as indicators of global change,” said John Christy, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a former lead author on the IPCC. AWIP: Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995. Daily Express: There has been no global warming for 15 years, a key scientist admitted yesterday in a major U-turn. Daily Telegraph: African crops yield another catastrophe for the IPCC.