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Politics : Politics of Energy

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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (33092)7/7/2012 10:42:35 AM
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Previous evidence from Greenland ice samples had suggested this abrupt shift in climate happened over the span of a decade or so. Now researchers say it surprisingly may have taken place over the course of a few months, or a year or two at most.



"That the climate system can turn on and off that quickly is extremely important," said earth system scientist Henry Mullins at Syracuse University, who did not take part in this research. "Once the tipping point is reached, there would be essentially no opportunity for humans to react."

http://www.livescience.com/7981-big-freeze-earth-plunge-sudden-ice-age.html
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