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Quote by: Dunfunkin'  The only scientific concensus that exists is that global warming has been taking place throughout the latter part of the 20th Century. That it is continuing to happen is now subject to dispute due to the apparent stabilisation of average temperatures since 1998. That the causes of warming are anthropogenic is also subject to dispute. |
The only dispute about "apparent stabilisation of average temperatures since 1998" is coming from the political debate, not the science.
The science shows that such a stabilization is statistically insignificant. Temperature trend over the last 30 years has been upward, despite similar "apparent stabilisation" events happening before. 1998 was a stronger than expected warm year because of an el nino event. Starting a trend from 1998 is cherrypicking.
Both of these links are part of the political debate, not the science, and are subject to what you described earlier - both the links are not entirely rooted in truth and their authors have an agenda.