Ten predictions made by climate scientists that have come true on climate change

[IChing]

All of these are linked in the article to hard data studies.

1) That the Earth would warm as more CO2 was put into the atmosphere (Svante Arrhenius in 1893)

2) That we'd begin to see noticable changes to Earth's climate by around 2000 (some IPCC scientists ).

3) That sea-level would start rising

4) That Earth's Ice would start melting rapidly (James Hanson)

5) that hurricanes would increase in intensity (this one goes back to Alfred Russel Wallace in 1900)

6) That species would start going extinct as a result of climate change.

7) That Australia would start drying out (Hadley Centre scientists)

8) That tropical diseases would increase

9) That food crops would be adversely affected

10) That the CO2 would begin to acidify the ocean

link:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article1984755.ece

[jtrockville]

1. Maybe we should start paying attention to scientists.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Hell - not even DUers believe *that*...

... They're happy to wax eloquently about how intelligent design is perfect rational.

[Lex]

12. Yeah, DUers are so dumb, aren't they?

You never tire of slamming us here. Why don't you move along then?

[Toots]

14. Link

Put up or shut up....

[hatrack]

3. Nah, they're just a bunch of freedom-hatin' French-fry-eatin' secular humanists, anyway!

Science? Feh.

[Mabus]

13. And scientists are such downers

I can hardly keep shopping (to keep terrorists at bay) like the pResident asked us to do when I see posts like these. :sarcasm:

[dkofos]

4. Only if they work for the oil companies. They have all the money so

they must be right!! RIGHT???

:sarcasm:

[depakid]

5. No problem: just crank up the AC and wait for the rapture!

[samq79]

6. glad to see no one is attempting to...

use :sarcasm: as a weapon these days.

[IChing]

7. I plan on taking my Hummer if there is room!

[greenissexy]

8. ugly!

I mean really ugly. Almost as ugly as the fake patriotism that inspired it.

[Toots]

15. Never let you in , not nearly patriotic enough

:hurts:

[IChing]

16. What am I missing on my Hummer? You never saw the other side of it

It has baby jesus shopping at Wal-Mart, the twin towers and GWB on it.

I could repaint one side if you think I'm not jingoistic enough!
:patriot:

[eppur_se_muova]

10. That picture needs flames and smoke coming from the topmost figures ...

and maybe some appropriate audio (bacon sizzling, e.g.)

[Uncle Joe]

9. The ten places in the world / animals in the world most endangered by global warming

1) The glorious Cape Botanic province in South Africa, particularly the succulent Karoo flora.

2) Amphibians everywhere (a third of all species are already gravely endangered or extinct.

3) Coral reefs

4) species on mountaintops (many populations are already extinct.

5) The tundra

6) The Arctic Ocean

7) The Antactic Peninsula

8) Australia - where the drying trend is already precipitating a new wave of declines and extinctions.

9) The Amazon, where drying will affect forests and rivers

10) the boreal forests, here pest infestations are destroying vast areas of trees.

Thanks for the thread IChing

Kicked and recommended.

[IChing]

11. It is a good reference providing data and studies against debunkers

No problem thanks for the kick and rec.

[bananas]

17. Which is why they had to put it in the entertainment section

Headline news stories are Paris Hilton, etc.
Entertainment stories are hard science.