Clear & Present Danger thats what Obama Admins 4 hour Senate hearing last week heard from an expert source - Andrew Dressler. Quote: a climate scientist from Texas A&M University, was one of the expert climate science witnesses invited to testify. In his testimony, Dessler simply and clearly articulated what we know about climate change, and why he personally views it as a clear and present danger. Desslers main points were: 1. The climate is warming - not just the atmosphere, but also the oceans, which are rising as a result, and ice is melting. 2. Most of the recent warming is extremely likely due to emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by human activities. This is supported by overwhelming evidence and hence was a conclusion of the 2014 IPCC report. 3. Future warming could be large. Over the 21st century, if we continue with business-as-usual, the IPCC projects 2.6–4.8°C average global surface warming. 4. The impacts of this are profound. The virtually certain impacts include increasing temperatures, more frequent extreme heat events, changes in the distribution of rainfall, rising seas, and the oceans becoming more acidic. theguardian/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/jan/20/climate-change-clear-and-present-danger
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:11:14 +0000
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