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GliderGuider

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1. And of course there are a few other issues on the go at the same time.

Fri May 20, 2016, 11:55 AM

May 2016

The Saudis could be bankrupt by 2020, the world's oceans are pretty much done (fish replaced by plastic), warming is entering an accelerated regime from the melting of the Arctic ice, methane feedbacks are waiting in the wings, the world is falling short of drinking water, the food supply is contaminated by glyphosate, and the world's population is still growing by another Germany every year. What could possibly go wrong?

It all makes American presidential politics look pretty picayune to me.

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Here are some scientific facts I accept. (re Climate Change) [View all] GliderGuider May 2016 OP

And of course there are a few other issues on the go at the same time. GliderGuider May 2016 #1

don't forget OA Agony May 2016 #7

While the trend calculation looks fine, I think '3.6 times faster' is misleading muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #2

The numbers look right. GliderGuider May 2016 #3

Here's the first IPCC report's estimate of pre-industrial to 1980 increase in forcing muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #9

Facts are facts whether you accept them or not. alarimer May 2016 #4

Thanks for posting this. I've really grieved over the DUers who haven't taken this seriously riderinthestorm May 2016 #5

I can't get over how political trivialities grip everyone, but the death of the planet? GliderGuider May 2016 #8

Kick'd and rec'd lunatica May 2016 #6

I just ran accross this chart 1939 May 2016 #10