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To: stockman_scott who wrote (334)	12/14/2001 2:24:02 AM
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greetings scott... feel free to post anything that interests you. I had not thought about the possibility of an abrupt climate change.. very interesting. regards, dave

To: stockman_scott who wrote (334)	12/18/2001 6:34:51 PM
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U.N.: 2001 Temperatures to be High By JONATHAN FOWLER, Associated Press Writer ; Tuesday December 18 4:17 PM ET GENEVA (AP) - The Earth's temperature in the year 2001 is expected to be the second highest since global records began 140 years ago, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday, more proof of global warming caused by humans. The World Meteorological Organization (news - web sites) said the warming temperatures led to an increase in the severity and frequency of storms and droughts and other unusual weather conditions. ``Temperatures are getting hotter, and they are getting hotter faster now than at any time in the past,'' said Michel Jarraud, the organization's deputy secretary-general. Nine of the 10 warmest years in the last four decades have occurred since 1990, and temperatures are rising three times faster than in the early 1900s, he said. This year's global average surface temperature was expected to be 57.96 Fahrenheit, the World Meteorological Organization said. The record, set in 1998, was 58.24 Fahrenheit. ``Much of the temperature change is down to human influence,'' said Ken Davidson, director of the organization's climate program department. ``There are always skeptics on everything, but certainly the evidence we have today shows we do have global warming, and that most of this is due to human action.'' Carbon dioxide produced from burning fossil fuels is the most prevalent of the so-called greenhouse gases, whose growing concentration in the atmosphere is thought to be warming the Earth. Many scientists believe the warming, if not stopped, will cause severe climate changes over the next century. Few critics disagree that global warming exists. But opinions diverge when scientists forecast the severity of the temperature hikes and their effects, with many skeptics believing the earth's atmosphere will adjust to changes. At a two-week conference in Morocco last month, negotiators from 165 countries agreed on rules for implementing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol (news - web sites), which calls on about 40 industrialized nations to limit carbon emissions or cut them to below 1990 levels. The United States, the world's largest polluter, has rejected the accord. It argues that the treaty would harm the U.S. economy and says it is unfair because it excuses heavily polluting developing countries like India and China from any obligations. Jarraud said that while greenhouse gas emissions in 2100 can't be predicted, ``continued pollution at today's rate - or faster - presents several risks, especially a rise in sea-levels'' as polar ice melts. ``Many of the world's fastest developing cities are by the sea, and they could face floods, land erosion, and the pollution by salt water of fresh water supplies,'' he said. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: stockman_scott who wrote (334)	5/9/2002 7:04:50 PM
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Giant Glacier Falls Into Ocean Near New Zealand By Chris Baltimore ; Thu May 9, 5:57 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A huge ice shelf 10 times bigger than Manhattan has plummeted into the sea near New Zealand, U.S. government scientists said on Thursday, adding urgency to warnings that global temperatures are rising for the worse. The news follows the March collapse of the so-called Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica in the Weddell Sea near Chile -- which was the size of a small European country. The collapse on the Ross ice shelf -- in the Ross Sea near the Pacific Ocean and New Zealand -- is about 41 nautical miles long and 4 nautical miles wide. It was spotted by the National Ice Center in Suitland, Maryland, which analyzed infrared photos taken on May 5 by a military satellite. The collapse likely occurred over the last two weeks, a spokesman for the center said. The Ice Center gathers data for the U.S. Department of Defense (news - web sites), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Coast Guard (news - web sites). The collapse is a result of so-called calving, as constant motion by polar ice caps fractures the ice into sometimes-large fragments that float loose into the sea. Green groups pointed to the ice shelf collapses as evidence that emissions of greenhouse gases are causing global temperatures to rise and the polar ice caps to melt. For meteorological reasons, glaciers are one of the first indicators of rising planetary temperatures, said Kalee Kreider, a global warming (news - web sites) expert at the National Environmental Trust. "They're a canary in the coal mine for the global warming trend," Kreider said. Carbon emissions from power plants and factories have been linked to global warming, which scientists warn could lead to massive flooding and rising ocean levels. The United States is the world's largest emitter of so-called greenhouse gases. story.news.yahoo.com