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The global warming controversy
The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute
about the effects of humans on global climate and
about what policies should be implemented to avoid
possible undesirable effects of climate change.
The current scientific consensus on climate change is
that recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term
trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that
serious damage may result at some future date if steps
are not taken to halt the trend.
Mainstream scientific organizations worldwide (Royal
Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science
Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change, American Meteorological Society, and American
Association for the Advancement of Science)
concur with the assessment that most of the observed
warming over the last 50 years is likely to have been
due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas
concentrations.
However, there is also a small but vocal number of
scientists in climate and climate-related fields that disagree
with the consensus view.
Adapted from:< https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/global_warming_controversy.htm.>
Access 30 Sept. 2017.
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Climate change label leads to
climate science acceptance
On the heels of President Donald Trump's decision to
pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement,
a new Cornell University study finds that labels
matter when it comes to acceptance of climate science.
The U.S. public doubts the existence of "global warming"
more than it doubts "climate change".
In a nationally representative survey, 74.4 percent of
respondents said they believed that climate change is
really happening. But only 65.5 percent said they believed
in global warming.
Nonetheless, it's important to remember that 65 percent
of respondents did indicate that global warming
is occurring, said co-author Peter Enns, associate professor
of government. "In other words, although the term matters -- climate change versus global warming
-- an overwhelming majority of people still state that
global warming is happening," he said.
Adapted from:<http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/06/21/climate-change-label-leads-to-climate-science-acceptance/>.
Access. 23
Sept. 2017.
Glossário
to halt: parar; label: rótulo; on the heels: na esteira/na sequência.
No Texto 2, o professor Peter Enns afirma que,
apesar do termo usado (climate change ou global warming)
interferir na avaliação das pessoas sobre o fenômeno
em questão, é necessário ressaltar que
