UN Official: Unprecedented Heat Waves ‘Will Seem Like Average Summers’ in the Future

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Source: Associated Press

UN Official: Unprecedented Heat Waves ‘Will Seem Like Average Summers’ in the Future

By The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 -- 12:42 pm

Climate science chief: Unknowns of Arctic methane, acid oceans point to research shortfalls

From the methane-laden tundra of the far north to the depths of the oceans, world governments need to spend more on cutting-edge research to "get a handle" on how much and how quickly the world will warm in decades to come, says the head of the U.N. climate science network.

"There are huge gaps in the effort as far as scientific research is concerned," Rajendra Pachauri told The Associated Press, pointing to concerns that the Arctic's thawing permafrost is releasing powerful global warming gases, and the oceans might eventually turn from absorbing carbon dioxide to spewing it into the atmosphere.

"What is being done today is certainly far from adequate," said the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization whose twice-a-decade assessments of the latest climate research have been the authoritative guides to a warming world.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/official-unprecedented-heat-waves-will-average-summers-future/

[Unvanguard]

1. Global warning is a liberal conspiracy. The newly-elected Republican House majority told me so.

We are so screwed...

[Tempest]

6. And China is so happy about it

They're going to beat us economically with their new renewable energy technology spending.

[pscot]

2. Sooner or later

even dumbasses like Inhofe will get it.

[Frisbee]

3. Republicans don't love their children...

because if they did we'd be doing something about this rather than trying to convince people it's real and it's a disaster.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Air conditioners will be sold with locks and lojacks. But with THIS kind of $$$

behind the global warming Delayers and Deniers it's all pretty discouraging:


http://www.exxonsecrets.org/maps.php

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/polluterwatch/koch-industries/

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8. Thanks for the info ... back later to read, I hope!

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5. unprecedented heat wave, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind

just won't seem the same

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7. THIS is what the elites are working hardest to hide and to keep us from reacting to ....

until it is too late!!