Scientists' Warningsrun Into Rising U.s.rnclimate Skepticism

摘要

In a fascinating juxtaposition, scientists gathered in Copenhagen last week said key indicators of global warming are stronger than suggested in a landmark 2007 report by a United Nations science panel-a finding that came one day after the Gallup Poll reported that a record number of Americans think that the mainstream news media is overstating the seriousness of climate change.rnThe apparent schism dividing climate change scientists and an increasingly skeptical U.S. body politic underscores the challenge President Obama faces as he tries to establish a national greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program.rnWhile the Gallup poll, released Wednesday, found that 57 percent of poll respondents think the mainstream press either have correctly reported or have underestimated the seriousness of climate change, 41 percent think the news media has exaggerated the serious of climate