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    Massive Government Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause

    The U.S. government's most comprehensive climate report to date is at odds with the statements made by President Trump and his Cabinet.
    by Christopher Joyce Nov 02, 2017 3 minutes
    Hurricane Harvey delivered record rainfall to East Texas. Many scientists believe that climate change helped to make the storm wetter. / Spencer Platt / Getty Images

    It is "extremely likely" that human activities are the "dominant cause" of global warming, according to the the most comprehensive study ever of climate science by U.S. government researchers.

    The climate report, obtained by NPR, notes that the past 115 years are "the warmest in the history of modern civilization." The global average temperature has increased by about 1.8 degree Fahrenheit over that period. Greenhouse gases from industry and agriculture are by

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