“Klimapolitik ist eine Wette auf die Zukunft. Die Entscheidungen sollen heute fallen, morgen Geld kosten und übermorgen Leben(squalität) retten. Dazwischen liegen Wahltermine, vor denen die Politiker möglichst konkret begründen müssen, warum der Klimaschutz sein Geld wert ist. Da liegt es auf der Hand, an die Verheerungen zu erinnern, die Orkane oder Überschwemmungen zuletzt angerichtet haben…” [...]

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THE United Nations climate science panel faces new controversy for wrongly linking global warming to an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
It based the claims on an unpublished report that had not been subjected to routine scientific scrutiny — and ignored warnings from scientific advisers that the [...]

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“…But Syed Hasnain, the Indian glaciologist erroneously quoted as making the 2035 prediction, said that responsibility had to lie with them. “It is the lead authors — blame goes to them,” he told The Times. “There are many mistakes in it. It is a very poorly made report.”
He and other leading glaciologists pointed out at [...]

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