Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 10/23/2011 10:24:06 AM PDT by mdittmar
(Reuters) - Global temperature rise could exceed "safe" levels of two degrees Celsius in some parts of the world in many of our lifetimes if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, two research papers published in the journal Nature warned.
"Certain levels of climate change are very likely within the lifetimes of many people living now ... unless emissions of greenhouse gases are substantially reduced in the coming decades," said a study on Sunday by academics at the English universities of Reading and Oxford, the UK's Met Office Hadley Center and the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
"Large parts of Eurasia, North Africa and Canada could potentially experience individual five-year average temperatures that exceed the 2 degree Celsius threshold by 2030 -- a timescale that is not so distant," the paper said.
Two years ago, industrialized nations set a 2 degree Celsius warming as the maximum limit to avoid dangerous climate changes including more floods, droughts and rising seas, while some experts said a 1.5 degree limit would be safer.
It is widely agreed among scientists that global pledges so far for curbing greenhouse gas emissions are not strong enough to prevent "dangerous" climate change.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Or not.
All I can tell Nina is we already seen it, damn it was hot in West TX this year. Now atch us freeze our butts off this winter.
Sheesh. Poor girl doesn't know when she's being punk'd.
Nobody’s buying it anymore, greenshirts.
Ridiculous premise that “industrialized nations” decided on the temperature that would be dangerous (they couldn’t even all agree on the number) so presto magico that will mean floods, famine, etc.
And not to quibble but which lifetime is “this lifetime”? A baby born today may see 100 years.
Yeah, that sure will be awful to see warmer temps in Alaska and Canada. I bet they love those thirty/forty below winter temps. (smirk)
The Medieval Climate Optimum (that’s what warm periods were called before the AGW rubbish started) was about .8 degrees Celsius warmer than now. The Roman Climate Optimum was about 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer. The Minoan and Holocene Climate Optima were 2 and a little over 2 degrees Celsius warmer than now. They all seem to have been fine times for humanity. 2 degrees Celsius colder than the present would be bad news.
Reminds me of how Wile E. Coyote just kept on going off a cliff...and usually didn't fall until he looked down.
Al Gore? Al Gore? is that you?
Within the next 12 months, Obama “could” seek treatment for his his homosexual and pedophilia propensities.
We stand a much higher chance of experiencing a nuclear winter in our lifetimes.
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