Global warming already dangerous, risks being irreversible, says new UN global warming report

[Rhiannon12866]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it's increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report says.

The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday sent governments a final draft of its synthesis report, which combines three earlier, gigantic documents by the Nobel Prize-winning group. There is little in the report that wasn't in the other more-detailed versions, but the language is more stark and the report attempts to connect the different scientific disciplines studying problems caused by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas.

The 127-page draft, obtained by The Associated Press, paints a harsh warning of what's causing global warming and what it will do to humans and the environment. It also describes what can be done about it.

"Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems," the report says. The final report will be issued after governments and scientists go over the draft line by line in an October conference in Copenhagen.

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/08/26/un-panel-global-warming-human-caused-dangerous



FILE - This Aug. 19, 2014 file photo shows flash flood waters from the overrun Skunk Creek flood I-10 in northwestern Phoenix. Global warming is here, human-caused and can already be considered dangerous, a draft of a new international science report says, warning that it is increasingly likely that climate change could be irreversible. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday sent governments a final draft of its synthesis report, which combines three earlier, gigantic documents by the Nobel Prize-winning group. There is little in the report, that wasn’t in the other more-detailed versions, but the language is more stark and the report attempts to paint a bigger picture of the problem caused by the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

[hollysmom]

1. I thought it was irreversible years ago but could be mitigated.

does this mean we should just go ahead an die? It is not like we kept up with the space program.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I took this report as a signal that we need to really take action on this now

As for the space program, loved following it as a kid. Everybody did.

[hollysmom]

3. fat chance - bunch of political chickens would rather have their kids burn in hell n/t

[NYC_SKP]

4. I fear that we are at a point where the matter isn't "will it hit the fan?" so much as "how hard?".

I believe the poop has hit the fan and it's just a matter of how much energy do we want to put toward mitigating the damage and severity of it all.

There's another point, scientifically difficult or impossible to determine, beyond which our species simply will not survive.

At all.

Given our current behaviors and unwillingness to change, that could be just a generation away or 50 years, not more than 100.

So, lets' do what we can, I know you know what I try to do IRL.

[DFW]

5. There was a big report on this last night on German TV

It showed the water crisis in California, with some farmers estimating a devastating 30% crop reduction.

If there's one thing that will lead to global war in a big hurry, it's a 30% drop in the worldwide food supply.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I knew I'd seen a thread on just that quite recently

As if it isn't bad enough in some parts of the world already.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/112774140

[Cooley Hurd]

7. I fear it's too late...