“As one study after another has pointed to carbon dioxide and other man-made emissions as the most plausible explanation, the cautious community of science has embraced an idea initially dismissed as far-fetched. The result is a convergence of opinion rarely seen in a profession where attacking each other’s work is part of the process. Every major scientific body to examine the evidence has come to the same conclusion: The planet is getting hotter; man is to blame; and it’s going to get worse,” reports The Seattle Times.

” ‘There’s an overwhelming consensus among scientists,’ said UW climate researcher David Battisti, who also was dubious about early claims of greenhouse warming.

“Yet the message doesn’t seem to be getting through to the public and policy-makers.”