How many people live in Manhattan?

I guess the eyeroll here is the continued attention the press gives to global warming deniers.  Isn't it pretty obvious by now?  How large of a percentage of scientists worldwide need to agree before it is accepted?  And please tell me what percentage of scientists believe current theories in high energy partical physics versus those who have contrary views?

At least science continues carefully, as it should.  This from a rather contrarian and negative Washington Post editorial:

In a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report released last week, researchers attempted to determine how much they could attribute six extreme weather events last year to human-caused global warming. Even now, months on, some experts worry that drawing conclusions is precipitous. Figuring out what caused a flood in Thailand or a drought in Texas is hard. Doing it quickly is harder.

And the planet is certainly warming. Humans releasing heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere are almost certainly responsible for much, if not all, of that warming; the particular patterns of warming, comparison to the historical record, and the basic precepts of physics all indicate this.

The article that sparked this irritation, was this one about an iceberg the size of 2 Manhattans that has broken off of a glacier in Greenland.  Its pretty sad.

Why is this not a major political issue here in the States?  We're shitting our own bed so that a few old white guys can get rich.  But only a few.  If we're going to rape the planet, at least have it benefit all of the selfish and greedy people worldwide.  Yeah, that'll happen.