Climate change report: It's 'extremely likely' that humans are responsible

[Penny Lane 8,159]

It's amazing how when I was dating my husband, he never farted around me. If he ever did, he acted embarrassed and apologized. Now he farts freely and walks around with a smug satisfaction whenever he does it.

Ah, marriage.

[mota bhai 2,675]

It's amazing how when I was dating my husband, he never farted around me. If he ever did, he acted embarrassed and apologized. Now he farts freely and walks around with a smug satisfaction whenever he does it.

Ah, marriage.

You've been acquired. No need for pretenses.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

What if we are the bacteria, why would we want the planet to get to the point where she has to pull out the antibiotics?

What do you mean by "what if"?

[mota bhai 2,675]

What do you mean by "what if"?

Shut your mouth, Al Gore.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Shut your mouth, Al Gore.

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[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I ain't scared of no Earth!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

So dead women are friendly to you.

well there was a rumor one time that this guy who worked in a funeral home

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

I think he means death and pestilence. Or maybe he means Cipro.

ebola, anyone?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Climate panel: warming 'extremely likely' man-made

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scientists can now say with extreme confidence that human activity is the dominant cause of the global warming observed since the 1950s, a new report by an international scientific group said Friday.

Calling man-made warming "extremely likely," the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change used the strongest words yet on the issue as it adopted its assessment on the state of the climate system.

In its previous assessment, in 2007, the U.N.-sponsored panel said it was "very likely" that global warming was man-made.

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As expected, the IPCC raised its projections of the rise in sea levels to 10-32 inches (26-82 centimeters) by the end of the century. The previous report predicted a rise of 7-23 inches (18-59 centimeters).

But it also changed its estimate of how sensitive the climate is to an increase in CO2 concentrations, lowering the lower end of a range given in the previous report. In 2007, the IPCC said that a doubling of CO2 concentrations would likely result in 2-4.5 C (3.6-8.1 F) degrees of warming. This time it restored the lower end of that range to what it was in previous reports, 1.5 C (2.7 F).

The IPCC assessments are important because they form the scientific basis of U.N. negotiations on a new climate deal. Governments are supposed to finish that agreement in 2015, but it's unclear whether they will commit to the emissions cuts that scientists say will be necessary to keep the temperature below a limit at which the worst effects of climate change can be avoided.

Using four scenarios with different emissions controls, the report projected that global average temperatures would rise by 0.3 to 4.8 degrees C by the end of the century. That's 0.5-8.6 F.

Only the lowest scenario, which was based on major cuts in CO2 emissions and is considered unlikely, came in below the 2-degree C (3.6 F) limit that countries have set as their target in the climate talks to avoid the worst impacts of warming.

"This is yet another wakeup call: Those who deny the science or choose excuses over action are playing with fire," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement. "Once again, the science grows clearer, the case grows more compelling, and the costs of inaction grow beyond anything that anyone with conscience or common sense should be willing to even contemplate."

At this point, emissions keep rising mainly due to rapid growth in China and other emerging economies. They say rich countries should take the lead on emissions cuts because they've pumped carbon into the atmosphere for longer.

Climate activists said the report should spur governments to action.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20130927/EU-Climate-Change/

I am sensing a little panic here. First the feet stomping and increased emphasis soon to be followed by tantrums.