Debate: Is global warming a crisis?

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Is global warming a crisis, even if we assume it is occurring?

Background and context

While many concede that climate change may be occurring, they may also argue "what's the big deal?". In other words, they contend that climate change is not necessarily a bad thing or a crisis, as is commonly believed.

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Are the predictions of catastrophic effects reliable enough for making policy decisions?

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Yes

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No

No, negative feedbacks are underestimated and positive feedbacks overestimated:

• publication summary of "Peer-reviewed" article published in JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

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Yes

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No

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See also

• Debate: Is climate change chiefly human-caused?
• Debate: Developed countries have a higher obligation to combat climate change
• Debate: Climate change mitigation vs adaptation

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