Hotter or not? Should we believe model predictions of future climate change?

Why should we believe predictions of climate change over the next century if we cannot predict the weather 3 days ahead?Reto Knutti explains why scientists have confidence in climate change models, how statistical methods can help to quantify their uncertainties—and why uncertainty is not an argument for delaying efforts to reduce the damage.

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