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Real. Anyone who tells you it isn't happening period is twenty years behind on their information; it's obvious enough that such a trend is occuring, the question is what's causing it (is it natural? Is it us? Is it both?).
Natural trends of this type do exist, and there is evidence to suggest we are on the upswing of things with or without humans. However, our current climatological models also tell us that there's literally no way we aren't contributing to this to some extent: we are contributing non-negligible amounts of greenhouse gases with automobiles, agriculture, and to a lesser extent (no joke, going by raw output) industry.
So the only question here, realistically, is how strong of a push we're giving things, whether it's a little nudge that the Earth basically doesn't care about or a double-handed shove into oblivion. If any of you are interested in the real answer to this, or the closest that the scientific community can give, I suggest you follow climatology journals; Americans, I'd recommend AMS stuff (Journal of Climate).
That's right, I actually said "look it up" instead of arguing about it. Why? This is a debate about science. Regardless of where you stand on this issue, if you're not following the science from a RELIABLE source, you're actively contributing to the politicization of the subject. Your favorite blogs are not reliable sources. Your favorite newspapers are not reliable sources. If you want to talk about what science thinks, then you should follow the subject, not just read occasional papers of dubious merit that you get linked to by Confirmation Bias Weekly.
I just came here for pictures of kittens, but what can you do.
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