Says numbers don’t tell whole story
In response to a recent letter about worries of man caused climate change, I note a Wall Street Journal article about scientists and climate change that is found easily on the internet.
I believe The 97 percent figure that is used by so many is based on a lie that has been repeated so many times that it has become accepted.
“The ‘97 percent’ figure in the Zimmerman/Doran survey represents the views of only 79 respondents who listed climate science as an area of expertise and said they published more than half of their recent peer-reviewed papers on climate change. Seventy-nine scientists — of the 3,146 who responded to the survey — does not a consensus make.”
The whole article should be read by all.
Larry Illman
Ferndale
This story was originally published October 30, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "Says numbers don’t tell whole story."