NYT headline has Dems sounding LOUD 'climate change' alarm (just one problem)

Doug P. | 11:08 AM on July 12, 2017

The New York Times this morning had this bit of information about something happening in Antarctica:

Breaking News: A massive chunk of ice broke away from Antarctica https://t.co/6edoSlAuha

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 12, 2017

"This is a big change. Maps will need to be redrawn," a researcher said https://t.co/R2sdNZmNvo

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 12, 2017

Congressional Democrats, always on the lookout for an alarmism opportunity, were all over it:

Climate change is the challenge of our generation. It is real, caused by humans, and solvable. https://t.co/BrA6dBIoRK

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 12, 2017

.@realDonaldTrump, more evidence of the immediate threat of climate change. This is why we need the #ParisAgreement & must #ActOnClimate. https://t.co/K3gt7wtzyB

— Steny Hoyer (@LeaderHoyer) July 12, 2017

A chunk of ice the size of Delaware just fell into the ocean. How will @realDonaldTrump try to spin this one as #FakeNews? https://t.co/K5scTKA9uW

— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) July 12, 2017

However, the article itself is not quite as sold as the above Dems on “global warming” being the cause:

There is no scientific consensus over whether global warming is to blame.

[…]

Some climate scientists believe the warming in the region was at least in part a consequence of human-caused climate change, while others have disputed that, seeing a large role for natural variability — and noting that icebergs have been breaking away from ice shelves for many millions of years.

[…]

“While it might not be caused by global warming, it’s at least a natural laboratory to study how breakups will occur at other ice shelves to improve the theoretical basis for our projections of future sea level rise,” said Thomas P. Wagner, who leads NASA’s efforts to study the polar regions.