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To: Brumar89 who wrote (760199)	12/30/2013 12:24:09 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576160

I think he didn't figure in melt time. Just a simple on-off mindset, like you. Don't know why he didn't consider the arctic lands. Ice Melting Faster in Greenland and Antarctica in UN Leak By Alex Morales Sep 6, 2013 Greenland and Antarctica contain enough ice to raise global sea levels by almost 66 meters (217 feet), a process that would take thousands of years. bloomberg.com Is 1000 a possibility? (I'm not sure of the time frame for A1F1) As I explained in Nature online back in 2008 ( here), once you factor in carbon-cycle feedbacks, even the uber-cautious Fourth Assessment report (AR4) of the IPCC makes clear we are headed toward 1000 ppm (the A1FI scenario). That conclusion has been supported by just about every major independent analysis, including a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (see Study: We’re Headed To 11°F Warming And Even 7°F Requires “Nearly Quadrupling The Current Rate Of Decarbonisation“). thinkprogress.org