Arctic Ice Melting 3x Faster Than Predictions
Don Beck | 07.05.2007 21:25 | Ecology
A study published in the current issue of
Geophysical Research Letters reveals that
"the actual rate at which summer sea ice
had shrunk per decade during the past 50
years was more than three times faster than
an average of 18 of the most highly regarded
climate simulations."(1)
This is another in a growing number of reports
that are showing that the globe is warming
at an accelerated pace, not in the gradual
steady incline that was expected by the
scientists.
Geophysical Research Letters reveals that
"the actual rate at which summer sea ice
had shrunk per decade during the past 50
years was more than three times faster than
an average of 18 of the most highly regarded
climate simulations."(1)
This is another in a growing number of reports
that are showing that the globe is warming
at an accelerated pace, not in the gradual
steady incline that was expected by the
scientists.
What is worse is that most of the public actually feels no change, certainly not
as much as the doom and gloom reports are screaming about. The biggest
affect on most of us is a 50 % reduction in the Coral Reefs of the Cayman
Islands that we like to snorkel.
Most people don't understand that the climate has momentum, and because of
its gigantic mass (atmosphere and oceans) it will continue in the current direction
for many many decades even if we could stop emitting CO2 entirely right now.
The fact that most people feel no effects at this time makes it very easy for the
skeptics, who are being funded by the energy giants, to place doubt in everyone's
mind about the seriousness of global warming.
This is truly a disasterous situation for the future. The scientists are finding things
happening in the past 2 to 3 years that they didn't expect to happen for decades.
We should all be very concerned and demanding change to green energy, because
the climate will eventually reach a point when there will nothing we can do to stop
changes that will get very drastic........and it will be happening sooner than anyone
thought possible.
1) Arctic melt worse than predictions, 5/2/07
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/02/arctic.ice/
as much as the doom and gloom reports are screaming about. The biggest
affect on most of us is a 50 % reduction in the Coral Reefs of the Cayman
Islands that we like to snorkel.
Most people don't understand that the climate has momentum, and because of
its gigantic mass (atmosphere and oceans) it will continue in the current direction
for many many decades even if we could stop emitting CO2 entirely right now.
The fact that most people feel no effects at this time makes it very easy for the
skeptics, who are being funded by the energy giants, to place doubt in everyone's
mind about the seriousness of global warming.
This is truly a disasterous situation for the future. The scientists are finding things
happening in the past 2 to 3 years that they didn't expect to happen for decades.
We should all be very concerned and demanding change to green energy, because
the climate will eventually reach a point when there will nothing we can do to stop
changes that will get very drastic........and it will be happening sooner than anyone
thought possible.
1) Arctic melt worse than predictions, 5/2/07
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/02/arctic.ice/
Don Beck
Comments
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Too Late?
08.05.2007 07:07
Expect Scientists, Economics, Politicians, and people who burn fossil fuels to be strung up.
Ozone absorbed lots of UV light, with weakened Ozone layer, the sunlight reaching Earth is hotter.
The total collapse of Civilization might not be enough to save Life on Earth now.
Note that the Rich are trying to build Hotels in Space. They know what they have done.
Ilyan
Is this our fault too?
08.05.2007 13:41
See these links:
Our planet responds to the solar cycle.So do the other planets.We are being hoodwinked into another guilt complex over this.The governments of the world are rubbing their hands with glee in anticipation of the money they will try to screw out of us all while they carry on burning all the fossil fuels anyway.
Ever get the feeling you`ve been had?
Jon
re: Jon
08.05.2007 19:23
The way to look at it may be to say many things can have an effect, and the CO2 is going to be the most influencial for a long, long time.
Don Beck
Ilyan
09.05.2007 15:58
anarchoteapot
There could be some solar influence, but not much
09.05.2007 19:56
dvd