It's related to politics because all you "independents" seem to be the only ones who don't see the reality of climate change.
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Those of you that were alive and having a good time back in the 70's should remember ole Walter Cronkite on the evening news reporting record cold and snowfall.Scientist were predicting the earth was gonna become a large ice ball within 10 years.
DIDNT HAPPEN.....
For those of you that believe in global warming-thats fine with me,no problem.
All I ask is to point me to the information in a book,website,or other source that says the Earth should have ice on both poles forever and the human population will end if there isnt ice on both poles.
I would like to read such info if you have it.
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DIDNT HAPPEN.....
For those of you that believe in global warming-thats fine with me,no problem.
All I ask is to point me to the information in a book,website,or other source that says the Earth should have ice on both poles forever and the human population will end if there isnt ice on both poles.
I would like to read such info if you have it.
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I know this is a little long for the Ditto Heads to read and comprehend but it is the latest info from the UN.
Humans are almost certainly to blame for global warming, and the consequences could be even worse than previously imagined, according to a leaked draft of the United Nations' latest climate report.
The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to release the first installments of the report next month. It will be the fifth climate report released by that body since its inception in 1988, and the first one to come out since 2007. Though the report has yet to be finalized, details gleaned from leaked copies of the draft indicate it will offer the most dire warnings yet about the threats posed by climate change.
Here, four key findings:
It's 95 percent likely humans are to blame
The biggest headline from the report is that scientists are now more convinced than ever that humans are causing climate change. In a shot to climate change deniers, the report says that not only is the phenomenon real, but that there is a 95 percent certainty human activity is driving it.
That level of confidence is up five percentage points from just six years ago, when the last IPCC report said it was 90 percent certain humans are causing global warming. And it's a significant uptick from what scientists estimated in 2001 (66 percent) and in 1995 (50 percent).
The biggest culprit: The burning of fossil fuels, which the report says has caused global temperatures to spike considerably since 1950.
Sea levels could rise three feet by 2100
In a warning about one of the most worrisome effects of global warming, the draft report says sea levels could rise by more than three feet this century. The report says that rising temperatures have already "melted snow and ice, raised global mean sea level, and changed some climate extremes," and that the problem could be far worse than previously believed.
Six years ago, the last report predicted sea levels would rise by, at worst, about 23 inches, or less than two feet, in that same time period.
Temperature increases have slowed since 1998
Though greenhouse gas emissions continue to shatter previous record highs, the IPCC report confirms a counterintuitive trend: The rate of global temperature increases is actually slowing.
While temperatures are still climbing, they have been doing so at a slower pace since about 1998, the report says. Previous research has suggested that this is the case, lending fuel to climate change skeptics who cite it as a proof that the crisis is overblown.
The reasons behind the slowdown are unclear. The report cites several possibilities with "medium confidence," such as an increase in volcanic ash lingering in the atmosphere, changes in the sun's solar cycle, and a theory that oceans are now absorbing more energy in the past.
In July, British scientists said they had determined oceans were sucking up more heat as absorbed warmth slowly trickled down to deeper water. Newly melted arctic ice, they added, could also have expanded the overall pool of water, in effect creating more liquid to pull heat that would have otherwise had a direct impact on air temperatures.
Warming will continue — no matter what
Even if the world were to somehow immediately halt all greenhouse gas emissions, the report says warming would continue for "many centuries." That's because an estimated 20 percent of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere will remain there for the next millennium.
As a result, the report says that a "large fraction" of climate change is thus "irreversible on a human time scale."
In concrete terms, the report adds that there is a "high risk" global temperatures will rise by more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) this century. Scientists have in the past cited the two degree figure as a potentially critical threshold beyond which delicate ecosystems could break down, and the planet could suffer massive, irreversible damage.
Humans are almost certainly to blame for global warming, and the consequences could be even worse than previously imagined, according to a leaked draft of the United Nations' latest climate report.
The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to release the first installments of the report next month. It will be the fifth climate report released by that body since its inception in 1988, and the first one to come out since 2007. Though the report has yet to be finalized, details gleaned from leaked copies of the draft indicate it will offer the most dire warnings yet about the threats posed by climate change.
Here, four key findings:
It's 95 percent likely humans are to blame
The biggest headline from the report is that scientists are now more convinced than ever that humans are causing climate change. In a shot to climate change deniers, the report says that not only is the phenomenon real, but that there is a 95 percent certainty human activity is driving it.
That level of confidence is up five percentage points from just six years ago, when the last IPCC report said it was 90 percent certain humans are causing global warming. And it's a significant uptick from what scientists estimated in 2001 (66 percent) and in 1995 (50 percent).
The biggest culprit: The burning of fossil fuels, which the report says has caused global temperatures to spike considerably since 1950.
Sea levels could rise three feet by 2100
In a warning about one of the most worrisome effects of global warming, the draft report says sea levels could rise by more than three feet this century. The report says that rising temperatures have already "melted snow and ice, raised global mean sea level, and changed some climate extremes," and that the problem could be far worse than previously believed.
Six years ago, the last report predicted sea levels would rise by, at worst, about 23 inches, or less than two feet, in that same time period.
Temperature increases have slowed since 1998
Though greenhouse gas emissions continue to shatter previous record highs, the IPCC report confirms a counterintuitive trend: The rate of global temperature increases is actually slowing.
While temperatures are still climbing, they have been doing so at a slower pace since about 1998, the report says. Previous research has suggested that this is the case, lending fuel to climate change skeptics who cite it as a proof that the crisis is overblown.
The reasons behind the slowdown are unclear. The report cites several possibilities with "medium confidence," such as an increase in volcanic ash lingering in the atmosphere, changes in the sun's solar cycle, and a theory that oceans are now absorbing more energy in the past.
In July, British scientists said they had determined oceans were sucking up more heat as absorbed warmth slowly trickled down to deeper water. Newly melted arctic ice, they added, could also have expanded the overall pool of water, in effect creating more liquid to pull heat that would have otherwise had a direct impact on air temperatures.
Warming will continue — no matter what
Even if the world were to somehow immediately halt all greenhouse gas emissions, the report says warming would continue for "many centuries." That's because an estimated 20 percent of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere will remain there for the next millennium.
As a result, the report says that a "large fraction" of climate change is thus "irreversible on a human time scale."
In concrete terms, the report adds that there is a "high risk" global temperatures will rise by more than two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) this century. Scientists have in the past cited the two degree figure as a potentially critical threshold beyond which delicate ecosystems could break down, and the planet could suffer massive, irreversible damage.
That's a bit too complicated for Mr Polar caps. Do you have the Teabilly version ? It's written in crayon.
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Thanks for the post,interesting read.
Natural warming or human caused warming what happens when there is no ice at either pole?
A characteristic of an ice age is ice at both poles but I havent read anything that states we should always be in an ice age.
BMW760
Thanks for your post....
Next election I am voting Republican just to cancel out your vote....
Thanks for the post,interesting read.
Natural warming or human caused warming what happens when there is no ice at either pole?
A characteristic of an ice age is ice at both poles but I havent read anything that states we should always be in an ice age.
BMW760
Thanks for your post....
Next election I am voting Republican just to cancel out your vote....
I'm an intellectual, "gonna" is not correct English and I don't care how hot it gets, it beats the freezing cold any day
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That's exactly how I feel about intellectuals. Particularly those that say they are an intellectual. :cheer:
Highbrows of academia :bored:
When 90+% of Scientists are warning you about something , I tend to give credence to it. People follow religious books blindly with nothing but faith. Yet, those same folks will argue with scientific data. It's mind boggling.
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How the Hell am I agreeing with you in like the last 20 threads I've read? Looks like we have more in commen than I though, G.
