[MCN] Olsen's once-a-week post on climate change

[Lance Olsen]

Was Harvey caused by climate change? Pfft, that’s not the most important question we could ask.

More important, this observation from 10 years ago:

Bold added:

“The emphasis on consensus in IPCC reports, however, has put the spotlight on expected outcomes,…"
 
“...it is now equally important that policy-makers understand the more extreme possibilities that consensus may exclude or downplay.”
 
Michael Oppenheimer,  Brian C. O’Neill, Mort Webster,  Shardul Agrawala . 
The Limits of Consensus. Science  SEPTEMBER 14 2007
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