Is Global Warming Really Still an Issue? [POLL]

A federal advisory panel has just delivered its assessment on climate change.  I’ll let you decide for yourself if you think this is legit or complete hype, but what the panel said was that we can expect hotter temperatures and more "extreme weather events" across the United States in the coming decades. The panel of 240 scientists and other experts says the changes "are part of the pattern of global climate change, which is primarily driven by human activity." In other words, they say we’re going this to ourselves.

Some other highlights:

"Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present," says the National Climate Assessment. "Americans are noticing changes all around them. Summers are longer and hotter, and periods of extreme heat last longer than any living American has ever experienced. Winters are generally shorter and warmer."

"Certain types of weather events have become more frequent and/or intense, including heat waves, heavy downpours, and, in some regions, floods and droughts. Sea level is rising, oceans are becoming more acidic, and glaciers and arctic sea ice are melting."

How much hotter? Most of the U-S will be 2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit hotter over the coming decades, says the report. Under current emissions, temperatures could rise a staggering 5 to 10 degrees by 2100.

The report doesn't make recommendations on how to fix thing, but environmentalists and their legislative backers hope the forecast will prompt the White House to move.

So I’ve got to ask: