[CAnet - news] Alarming new data depict a worsening climate crsis
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Thu, 7 May 2009 20:13:49 -0400
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[It is not only Al Gore that is raising the alarm about worrying climate
trends, but new data from the National Academies of Science, MIT and other
sources point to similar trends. We don't have the luxury of waiting until
2050 to undertake serious climate action. Drastic steps are required now,
in all aspects of society including universities and research networks -
BSA]
At TED2009, Al <http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/al_gore.html> Gore
presents updated
<http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climate_trends.h
tml> slides from around the globe to make the case that worrying climate
trends are even worse than scientists predicted, and to make clear his
stance on "clean coal". (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach,
California. Duration: 7:44.)
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TEDBlog/~3/UkUwC_RvGII/alarming_new_sl.php
Preparing for the next 911 catastrophe - some useful pointers:
Obama's National Science Advisor John Holdren on Global Climate Disruption
http://greenmonk.net/john-holdren-on-global-climatic-disruption/
Stephen Chu - new head of DoE - "Wake up America!!"
http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/california-agricultur
e-global-warming-47020402
MIT report predicts median temperature forecast of 5.1C
http://globalchange.mit.edu/pubs/abstract.php?publication_id=990
Last Ice age average global temperature was 6C cooler than today
Most of Canada was under 2-3 km ice
USGS Abrupt Climate Change report finds that future climate shifts have been
underestimated and warns of debilitating abrupt shift in climate that would
be devastating.
-
http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-4/final-report/default.htm
-
http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/24/what-are-the-near-term-climate-pearl-h
arbors/
Tipping elements in the Earth's climate -National Academies of Science
- http://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/1786.abstract?maxtoshow=
<http://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/1786.abstract?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&
RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=tipping+elements+lenton&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resou
rcetype=HWCIT>
&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=tipping+elements+lenton&searchid=1&F
IRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
"Society may be lulled into a false sense of security by smooth projections
of global change. Our synthesis of present knowledge suggests that a variety
of tipping elements could reach their critical point within this century
under anthropogenic climate change.
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<p class=3DMsoNormal> [It is not only Al Gore that is raising the =
alarm
about worrying climate trends, but new data from the National Academies =
of Science,
MIT and other sources point to similar trends. We don’t have the =
luxury
of waiting until 2050 to undertake serious climate action. Drastic =
steps
are required now, in all aspects of society including universities and =
research
networks – BSA]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>At TED2009, <b><a =
href=3D"http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/al_gore.html">Al
Gore</a></b> presents <a
href=3D"http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climat=
e_trends.html">updated
slides from around the globe</a> to make the case that worrying climate =
trends
are even worse than scientists predicted, and to make clear his stance =
on
"clean coal". <i>(Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long =
Beach,
California. Duration: 7:44.)</i> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TEDBlog/~3/UkUwC_RvGII/a=
larming_new_sl.php<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Preparing for the next 911 catastrophe – some =
useful
pointers:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>Obama’s National Science Advisor John =
Holdren on Global
Climate Disruption</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><a
href=3D"http://greenmonk.net/john-holdren-on-global-climatic-disruption/"=
>http://greenmonk.net/john-holdren-on-global-climatic-disruption/</a>
</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>Stephen Chu – new head of DoE – =
“Wake
up America!!”</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><a
href=3D"http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/california=
-agriculture-global-warming-47020402">http://www.thedailygreen.com/enviro=
nmental-news/latest/california-agriculture-global-warming-47020402</a>
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>MIT report predicts median temperature forecast =
of 5.1C</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><a
href=3D"http://globalchange.mit.edu/pubs/abstract.php?publication_id=3D99=
0">http://globalchange.mit.edu/pubs/abstract.php?publication_id=3D990</a>=
</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>Last Ice age average global temperature was 6C =
cooler
than today</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p =
class=3DMsoNormal><b> &nbs=
p; Most
of Canada was under 2-3 km ice</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>USGS Abrupt Climate Change report finds that =
future
climate shifts have been underestimated and warns of debilitating =
abrupt
shift in climate that would be devastating.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 =
lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times","serif"'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>–<span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><a
href=3D"http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-4/final-report/def=
ault.htm">http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-4/final-report/d=
efault.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 =
lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times","serif"'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>–<span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><a
href=3D"http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/24/what-are-the-near-term-clim=
ate-pearl-harbors/">http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/24/what-are-the-ne=
ar-term-climate-pearl-harbors/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>Tipping elements in the Earth's climate =
-National
Academies of Science</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style=3D'font-family:"Times","serif"'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>–<span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><a
href=3D"http://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/1786.abstract?maxtoshow=3D&=
HITS=3D10&hits=3D10&RESULTFORMAT=3D&fulltext=3Dtipping+elemen=
ts+lenton&searchid=3D1&FIRSTINDEX=3D0&resourcetype=3DHWCIT">h=
ttp://www.pnas.org/content/105/6/1786.abstract?maxtoshow=3D&HITS=3D10=
&hits=3D10&RESULTFORMAT=3D&fulltext=3Dtipping+elements+lenton=
&searchid=3D1&FIRSTINDEX=3D0&resourcetype=3DHWCIT</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b>“Society may be lulled into a false sense =
of
security by smooth projections of global change. Our synthesis of =
present
knowledge suggests that a variety of tipping elements could reach their
critical point within this century under anthropogenic climate =
change.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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