How Did Some Scientist Fight Back Michael Mann

Scientist Fight Back

Michael Mann reports that the research he and other scientist have been doing concerning climate change has been called into question by politician whose goals are to find answer that will defend their policies. These same politicians and their allies, those in the fossil fuel industry have targeted and attacked Mann and his colleagues because of the evidence they’ve uncovered regarding climate change. However, with evidence of global warming and rising CO2 levels, Mann and his colleagues have been able to fight back. The initial attacks on Mann and his colleagues came because of research behind the hockey stick graph, a set of graphs developed by scientist because of extensive research studies and support from other scientist and researchers that demonstrate an increase and steady change in the earth’s climate over

It was evident that fossil fuels were the culprit in the rising temperatures tracked to increases in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Due to the validity of the evidence posed by the graph, opponents of climate change attempted to dismantle the evidence presented and destroy the credibility of those involved. Mann believes their opponents view the hockey stick research like a house of cards, believing if you remove one card the rest will fall, Mann refers to this as the “Serengeti Strategies”, were the predator seeks out the most vulnerable animals in the herd. One such opponent, Sen. Joe Barton a recipient of fossil fuel funding and a proponent of the fossil fuel industry, even went as far as to use intimidation and his position in the House of Representative to threaten to open an investigation into the personal and private lives of Michael Mann and his colleagues. While frustrating in the least, the constant attack against Mann and his colleague are detracting from the real issue at hand, human activity is causing the earth to warm which in effect is causing a rise in sea level, heat waves, flooding,