Scientists Hit Back at Climate Scepticism

Fifteen senior Australian climate scientists have hit back at the resurgence of climate scepticism among the nation’s politicians and the media, warning that the threat from climate change is real, urgent and approaching a series of tipping points where it will feed on itself. New findings suggest that the situation is, if anything, more serious than the assessment of just a few years ago, say the scientists, who include the CSIRO’s Dr Michael Raupach and Dr John Church, along with the Australian National University’s Professor Will Steffen, who recently completed a report on climate change science for the Federal Government