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Politics : Politics of Energy

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To: Bilow who wrote (50646)5/4/2014 11:14:04 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (3) of 86356
 
If "many climate scientists believe that temperatures could continue to "pause" or even decline, for the next 25 years", then most wouldn't be thinking...

Two-degree global warming limit 'ever more elusive': UN
phys.org

However, your "no big deal" is not meant for people living on the coast.

In addition, the last time the planet was 2 degrees warmer, the oceans were four to six (perhaps eight) meters higher. We may not know how fast that will happen (although it is already occurring more rapidly than initially estimated), but the end point in sea-level rise is not in question. A major portion of humanity lives in coastal areas and small island states that will go under water. The site of the Earth Summit and Rio+20 will disappear under water fairly early on.
nytimes.com

Hotwhopper has a graph this morning, just for you..

Climate models are skilful - Gavin Schmidt and TED give us 10 lessons in denialism at WUWT

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