India, Aug. 16 -- Professionals need to speak out on looming dangers even at the cost of getting it wrong
The philosophy of science is of rigour and caution. Scientists are trained to look at a problem from multiple perspectives and use all available tools to arrive at the most robust conclusion.
In the case of peer-reviewed journals, scientists and experts assess the validity and accuracy of the findings in an extensive review process. This is the best system we have come up with, over multiple generations, to produce the most accurate and reliable knowledge.
Unfortunately, when it comes to climate change, the need for excessive caution and absolute certainty of the results is manifesting as silence from the mainstream science on the wo...