Topic: 97 Percent Consensus

Reports indicate that Alaska's glaciers are losing 75 billion tons of ice annually, contributing to an eight-inch rise in sea levels over the last century. A heated exchange between Rick Perry and Al Franken focuses on the validity of the 97% consensus figure, with Perry calling it "bogus." The discussion also touches on Pope Francis's support for climate action, with Franken questioning why religious skeptics don't show more humility toward the Pope's position.

The frequently cited "97% consensus" on man-made global warming is dismissed as a statistical lie based on a limited set of papers. The discussion also covers the Trump transition team's questionnaire to the Department of Energy, which was met with resistance from civil servants.

CNN meteorologist Chad Myers addressed the "97% consensus" on climate change, clarifying that the number only applies to a specific subset of climate scientists who authored papers on the subject. The original 2013 study by John Cook found that two-thirds of 12,000 studies took no position at all. The hosts argue the statistic is used to program the public through misleading analogies about rain and umbrellas.