Since the idea of climate change was first introduced there has been widespread dissent about the validity of the claim. Some scientists claim that the changes in temperature is just part of the natural cycle of the earth and that the actions of human beings have very little to do with this. Although there are ample amounts of evidence to the contrary skepticism still abounds. This is not likely to get any better as recently a U.N. panel admitted that they were wrong about one of their predictions. The prediction was that the Himalayan glaciers were melting at a rapid pace and that they could be completely gone by the year 2035. Now the panel is backing off that claim which will just give further ammunition to those groups who still believe that climate change is a myth.
The UN’s climate science panel made the prediction in 2005, and according to their vice chairman, the prediction was a mistake. The prediction recently came under attack from many scientists around the world which say that it was made on erroneous data which was collected way back in 1999. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change then published the prediction in a 2007 report about the effects of climate change. The vice chairman added that even though this particular prediction was wrong that it should not affect the broader view of manmade climate change.
The issue was recently brought to the attention of the world after delegates from Nepal staged a meeting near the top of Mount Everest to raise awareness about the shrinking glaciers.
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