NOTE: Before answering the questions, read the "Background" and "Resources" below.

1. What had the BBC predicted about the Arctic several years ago, based on computer forecasts?

2. What has actually happened in the Arctic this summer?

3. What is the IPCC? What is its purpose?

4. What have the predictions of catastrophic man-made global warming caused world governments to do?

5. a) The IPCC says it is 95% confident that global warming has been caused by humans (in 2007 the UN organization was 90% certain). Why does climate expert Judith Curry question how this can be true?
b) What do long-term cycles in ocean temperature indicate, per Professor Curry?

6. Those who believe in catastrophic man-made global warming say there is no debate: that it is a factual event rather than a theory that has two sides. Explain what you believe about changing global temperatures.  If you believe in man-made global warming, how does the fact that there is a pause in warming affect your opinion?