Originally Posted by Vreki
Just wait for someone to post an article that argues the opposite.
It should be obvious by now that science really don't have a clue with regards to large scale phenomenons like the earth's climate.
So each scientist goes off writing about his own pet theory, and due to the sheer number of different opinions one of them will possibly be almost right.
But good luck guessing which one beforehand.
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It's important to understand that scientists don't operate like the crazed ones you see in comic books, toiling away in solitude and slowly going mad investigating the secrets of the universe. They don't work in a vaccuum. Instead, they usually communicate their findings on a constant basis, working with others in their field, and publish papers that consist of research conducted by teams of individuals all working towards similar goals.
The general consensus seems to be that the damage is severe and we're
still not doing much to stop it from getting worse, and the longer we take, the worse we're making it for ourselves. The specifics are under debate, but predicting the future is enormously difficult. But just because a climate scientist can't tell you what the ocean levels will be on April 9th, 2035 doesn't mean the findings should be disregarded until he can.