...of the world's boreal forests could disappear within decades. * * * In 1995, the IPCC declared that the "balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate" and predicted a temperature increase of anywhere from 1.8°F to 6.3°F by the end of the twenty-first...

...conclusion regarding anthropogenic changes could be made. The corresponding statement in IPCC (1995) 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human...superimposed on the background 'noise' of natural climate variability, which results from internal fluctuations and from external causes such as solar...

...factors (eg increases in greenhouse gas concentrations). 16 The second IPCC assessment report concluded, "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." 17 The third report has increased the certainty that humans are responsible, noting that there is "new...

...principle knowledge claim made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — its statement on "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." The discursive positionings of the relevant players in the climate change debate could be mapped. In...

...is quite uncertain. 16 Humans Are Changing the Climate In 1995, the IPCC assessment concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." 17 Since then the evidence has become much stronger-the recent record warmth of the 1990's, the historical...

...years is attributable to human activities. The 1995 IPCC climate-science assessment report concluded: "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." There is now a longer and more closely scrutinized observed temperature record. Climate models have...

...that human activities were contributing to the problem. Their 1995 Second Assessment Report concluded: "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate". The response of the international community was to negotiate, sign and ratify the United Nations Framework...

...much uncertainty. A sentence carefully crafted by the meeting was unanimously agreed by the delegates: 'the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate'. Following the 1995 Report, the IPCC produced several Technical Papers in order to answer particular...

...of the surface warming observed this century is attributable to human emissions of greenhouse gases. Any human-induced effect on climate will be superimposed on the background "noise" of natural variations in climate. Scientists have discovered that many natural sources can cause the climate to...

...advisory body. The IPCC s main conclusion, featured in its Summary for Policymakers (SPM), states that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." This widely quoted, innocuous-sounding but ambiguous phrase has been misinterpreted by many to mean...