New US military report on global warming raises worry - Calls theories on the cause 'contradictory'

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More obfuscation concerning Global Warming from the administration. Not reassuring in the least. I hope the Obama administration will straighten that up, and stop the habit of politically interfering in scientific research. To my knowledge, the theories are for the most part not contradictory, though you may still find a few scientists resisting to man-made global climate change

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/12/06/new_us_military_report_on_global_warming_raises_worry/

A new US military report has come under scrutiny for asserting that the scientific data on what is causing global warming is "contradictory" - a position one leading specialist said indicates the government still hasn't fully embraced the urgency of climate change.
The long-range planning document, published Thursday by the US Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., which is responsible for developing blueprints for future military strategy, is intended to provide a "basis for thinking about the world a quarter of a century from now."
But a section of the 56-page report on climate change and natural disasters prompted criticism yesterday from some leading specialists who said that spreading the inaccurate perception that the causes of climate change remain an open question could result in government agencies not taking the issue seriously enough.
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It adds: "In many respects, scientific conclusions about the causes and potential effects of global warming are contradictory."

That last line in particular was singled out at a panel discussion hosted yesterday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, on the topic of climate change and national security.
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Frightening that some are till there!!

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1. The entire text of the "Climate Change and Natural Disaster" section

http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2008/JOE2008.pdf

G. Climate Change and Natural Disasters

The impact of global warming and its potential
to cause natural disasters and other harmful phenomena
such as rising sea levels has become a prominent—and
controversial—national and international concern. Some
argue that there will be more and greater storms and
natural disasters, others that there will be fewer.* In
many respects, scientific conclusions about the causes and
potential effects of global warming are contradictory.

Whatever their provenance, tsunamis, typhoons,
hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural
catastrophes have been and will continue to be a concern
of joint force commanders. In particular, where natural
disasters collide with growing urban sprawl, widespread
human misery could be the final straw that breaks the back
of a weak state. In the 2030s as in the past, the ability
of U.S. military forces to relieve the victims of natural
disasters could help the United States’ image around the
world. For example, the contribution of U.S. and partner
forces to relieving the distress caused by the catastrophic
Pacific tsunami of December 2006 reversed the perceptions
of America held by many Indonesians. Perhaps no other
mission performed by the Joint Force provides so much
benefit to the interests of the United States at so little cost.

* Kerry Emanuel, Ragoth Sundaraarajan, and John Williams, “Hurricanes and
Global Warming,” Bulletin American Meteorological Society, March 2008, pp. 347-367

See also http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/137334.pdf