Talk:Scientific consensus on climate change

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Section sizes

Section size for Scientific consensus on climate change (15 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	8,881	8,881
Existence of a scientific consensus	9,935	9,935
Consensus points	4,194	4,194
Statements by major scientific organizations about climate change	950	950
Surveys of scientists' views on climate change	99	39,472
1970s	2,827	2,827
1980s	452	452
1990s	3,697	3,697
2000–2004	3,646	3,646
2005–2009	9,972	9,972
2010–2014	10,433	10,433
2015–2019	4,505	4,505
2020s	3,841	3,841
See also	261	261
References	9,931	9,931
Total	73,624	73,624

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