Climate facts to warm to

[dpeilow]

British crew become first to row to magnetic north pole | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

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[Norbert]

Paleoclimate data suggests that there have been far hotter climates (as much as +6degrees C).

The problem is said to be that once there is a lot of CO2 up there, and no natural process to balance that, the temperature increase can accelerate to the point where we can't stop it anymore.

 

[TEG]

Watching that video it was covered with BP adverts...

 

[W.Petefish]

The problem is said to be that once there is a lot of CO2 up there, and no natural process to balance that, the temperature increase can accelerate to the point where we can't stop it anymore.

I won't pretend to be an expert but, CO2 gets absorbed into water and then precipitates CaCO3. Heard this from a department seminar. Specifically it was a professor from University of Hawaii. Fred Mackenzie I think was the professor. He is one of the Hamilton Visiting Scholars.

 

[Norbert]

I won't pretend to be an expert but, CO2 gets absorbed into water and then precipitates CaCO3. Heard this from a department seminar. Specifically it was a professor from University of Hawaii. Fred Mackenzie I think was the professor. He is one of the Hamilton Visiting Scholars.

There are many natural processes involving large amounts of CO2. So even a *relatively* small unbalance can lead to an accumulation of CO2 up there, and in addition, trigger other processes in a potentially escalating way. In addition to a blog describing latest scientific research on the topic, the following website provides a lot of introductory information. It is maintained by leading NASA climate scientists.

RealClimate: Start here

 

[dpeilow]

BBC News - Journal editor resigns over climate paper

 

[DaveD]

Richard Muller has changed his mind about global warming: Skeptic finds he now agrees global warming is real

A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.
The study of the world's surface temperatures by Richard Muller was partially bankrolled by a foundation connected to global warming deniers.

 

[zack]

Stay out of small planes, Richard.

 

[vfx]

600K to find out something everyone already knew. Hope he buys himself a Tesla.

 

[dpeilow]

Climate Change: Rapid Spike in CO2 Emissions*Shocks Researchers - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Complete with gratuitous polar bear shot.

 

[dpeilow]

BBC News - Swiss ski resorts hit by drought

 

[dpeilow]

Leak exposes how Heartland Institute works to undermine climate science | Environment | guardian.co.uk

 

[EV_QC]

« Global warming, species extinction and pollution are just symptoms, the real problem is the way we are thinking »

 

[dpeilow]

Climate sceptics - who gets paid what? | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Will Heartland Institute scandal force transparency on corporate donors? - 15 Feb 2012 - Analysis from BusinessGreen

 

[eledille]

Siberian methane clathrate is thawing - The Independent

 

[dpeilow]

^ we covered that one.

 

[eledille]

Sorry. I searched for "clathrate" but didn't get any hits, so I thought that discussion was in the Norwegian EV forum... :redface: Should have known.

 

[dpeilow]

Shoulda tried 'Siberia'

 

[eledille]

Gah. Obviously.