Topic: Global Warming Pause

Senator Ted Cruz questioned the president of the Sierra Club during a hearing, focusing on the 18-year "pause" in global warming shown by satellite data. The Sierra Club representative was unable to answer basic questions without consulting his lawyers and repeatedly fell back on the "97% consensus" statistic. Cruz argued that the data contradicts the computer models used by "alarmists."

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is refusing to comply with a subpoena from Representative Lamar Smith regarding a study that claimed there has been no 15-year pause in global warming. NOAA cites "scientific integrity" and confidentiality, while skeptics argue the agency is hiding data that contradicts the narrative of continuous heating.

CBS News reports on the "apparent pause" in global warming since 1998, noting that temperatures have not risen despite increasing greenhouse gases. The hosts discuss how this data provides ammunition for skeptics and complicates the narrative for climate scientists. They highlight the difficulty of maintaining a sense of urgency during a cooling trend.