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A very conservative prediction, one which fails to take into account positive feedbacks
Scientists
fear 4degC rise possible
12
March, 2014
New
Zealand scientists preparing a major climate change report say it
will look at the damage global warming will do if it exceeds
internationally agreed targets.
Nearly
200 countries agreed in 2010 the planet should not get 2degC hotter
than pre-industrial levels.
When
the last Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was
released six years ago, the idea it could reach 4degC by the end of
the century was considered unlikely.
But
Andy Reisinger, a lead author of a new report due at the end of this
month, said it was no longer discounting 4degC as a possibility.
"You
certainly can't rule it out based on current emission trends and
policy actions," he said.
The
report would discuss how 4degC of warming could make extreme events,
such as recent flooding in Christchurch and heatwaves in Australia,
even worse.
The "internationaly agreed targets" are a total joke. There is absolutely NO evidence of any kind that any country in the world can achieve these targets. And to make matter much worse, there is ample evidence that air / surface temperatures will exceed 8.5C.
ReplyDeleteThese reports are utterly meaningless. Inaccurate, incomplete and worse then useless because they imply hope and possibility while leaving out critical and essential facts.
It's musical chairs now within the "scientific community" - everyone dancing around seeing who doesn't make the next round. It's ridiculous.