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alfredo

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26. We have to find a cure for greed first.

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The Coming 'Instant Planetary Emergency'. [View all] JaneyVee Dec 2013 OP

Pic of Arctic water temps RobertEarl Dec 2013 #1

Melting permafrost will pump tons of methane into the air. Methane is a very potent GH gas. alfredo Dec 2013 #3

. Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #17

They say that Venus is an example of greenhouse gasses alfredo Dec 2013 #22

For a variety of reasons, absolutely not. nt AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #31

Explain. My knowledge is old. alfredo Dec 2013 #38

ironicaly amusing if an ice-free shipping zone opens up on the Siberian side and not the NA side nilram Dec 2013 #7

Awesome coaster, dude! Can't wait for that to happen! WowSeriously Dec 2013 #2

If you are sitting in the front you get hammered when you hit the water. alfredo Dec 2013 #4

That doesn't sound fun. WowSeriously Dec 2013 #6

When I was younger I liked getting hammered. alfredo Dec 2013 #23

What, me hammered? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2013 #15

These cases are the extreme worst cases, the GOP says nothing.... Logical Dec 2013 #5

What worries me is that the ocean is still absorbing a lot of grantcart Dec 2013 #11

I agree! nt Logical Dec 2013 #20

Woods Hole/OCBproject's "20 facts about Ocean Acidification" Agony Dec 2013 #44

Good source. It also allows for a much clearer answer for those that have trouble understanding grantcart Dec 2013 #47

Maybe so. Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #19

You are right. Wacky was a bad word...... Logical Dec 2013 #21

True, but it seems the scientist have had to readjust their alfredo Dec 2013 #24

And a lot of this "the findings are all getting worse, all the time" stuff is hooey as well..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #30

the reality has continued to exceed the "extreme worst cases" predicted magical thyme Dec 2013 #48

Good point! nt Logical Dec 2013 #60

Kick.... daleanime Dec 2013 #8

kinda glad I'm old. TeamPooka Dec 2013 #9

I wish I was a little older... Moostache Dec 2013 #10

Oh do I hear you. I ventured out on a drive cross the County truedelphi Dec 2013 #13

I think that sometimes, but then I think I need alfredo Dec 2013 #25

Does anyone have hope or faith, or science-based expectation cilla4progress Dec 2013 #12

Kissinger was infamous for his quote about culling the herd - you know, truedelphi Dec 2013 #14

I guess that would be a 'socio-political' rather than technological Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #16

I know that's the standard prescription cilla4progress Dec 2013 #29

Something that would shade to the right, controlled degree, the upper atmosphere Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #32

I see you've been paying attention! cilla4progress Dec 2013 #34

I graduated from one of the first multi-disciplinary environmental science courses Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #66

Just sent your earlier post cilla4progress Dec 2013 #73

All I know is I was very happy to see Stephen Colbert tear David Keith a new one. truedelphi Dec 2013 #37

He could have started with himself Aerows Dec 2013 #69

I know. Any time any horrid person like Kissinger talks about truedelphi Dec 2013 #70

And honestly, I do wonder how much climate doomerism may play into such fantasies................... AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #72

We have to find a cure for greed first. alfredo Dec 2013 #26

No. Any "technological breakthrough" will only create a new set of problems magical thyme Dec 2013 #49

"STFU. We don't want to hear no steenkin truth. Sneer." - RepubliBaggers, Inc. (R) Berlum Dec 2013 #18

TV News and Extreme Weather: Don't Mention Climate Change G_j Dec 2013 #27

+1 countryjake Dec 2013 #46

Here comes the fearmongering again..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #28

Damn fearmongering US Navy climate scientists NickB79 Dec 2013 #35

Way to take my comment outta context, Nick. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #36

What is your worst case scenario from global warming climate change? n/t Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #40

About ~4*C by 2100 under business-as-usual..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #51

Yes they have a track record but it has been on the conservative side as you stated. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #57

You do realize I had that in *quotes*, right? As in....with an element of sarcasm? AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #61

The IPCC used HADCrut data extensively NickB79 Dec 2013 #58

Sorry, but this is only ONE study..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #62

Perhaps you missed this part NickB79 Dec 2013 #64

There's still a problem that you refuse to acknowledge, Nick. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #65

So when these alarmists CFLDem Dec 2013 #33

you do realize there is no such thing as an emission-free automobile magical thyme Dec 2013 #50

I apologize for my egregious genralization. CFLDem Dec 2013 #52

dramatically reduced emission vehicles are irrelevent until the existing fleet is largely replaced magical thyme Dec 2013 #54

Paragraphs are our friend. CFLDem Dec 2013 #55

I used to criticize the format rather than the content too... but then I learned how to read better. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #67

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #39

Irishman to Noah: "'tis only a shower." Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #41

“We’ve Never Been Here as a Species” Rex Dec 2013 #42

You've attracted the Corporate Chorus, nice. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #43

Yup, isn't that special... countryjake Dec 2013 #45

Or rather, the "humanity is doomed, we cannot survive, give in" meme. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #71

The Republicon Lie Machine and their SuckerPuppets can lie about reality till their money runs out Berlum Dec 2013 #53

so what about the other pole? n/t ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #56

The other pole is also losing ice mass NickB79 Dec 2013 #59

Kick Auggie Dec 2013 #63

What would happen to the sea level if ALL the ice were to melt? ryan_cats Dec 2013 #68