Angry Obama slams climate change sceptics

US president Barack Obama has said that denying climate change is like arguing that the moon is made of cheese.

Mr Obama issued a call for action on global warming, as he addressed graduates of the University of California, Irvine.

He told the tens of thousands gathered at Angel Stadium that Congress “is full of folks who stubbornly and automatically reject the scientific evidence” and say climate change is a hoax or a fad, while others avoid the question.