(Australian) Scientists hit back at climate scepticism

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/global-warming/scientists-hit-back-at-climate-scepticism-20090731-e4fd.html

Scientists hit back at climate scepticism

Marian Wilkinson, Environment Editor
August 1, 2009

FIFTEEN senior Australian climate scientists have hit back at the resurgence of climate scepticism among the nation’s politicians and the media, warning that the threat from climate change is real, urgent and approaching a series of ‘‘tipping points’’ where it will feed on itself.

‘‘New findings suggest that the situation is, if anything, more serious than the assessment of just a few years ago’’, say the scientists, who include the CSIRO’s Dr Michael Raupach and Dr John Church, along with the Australian National University’s Professor Will Steffen, who recently completed a report on climate change science for the Federal Government.

Writing in today’s Herald, the scientists, many of whom worked with the top United Nations scientific body on climate change, argue ‘‘rapid, sustained and effective’’ cuts in the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are needed to avoid dangerous climate change.

Dr Raupach, who monitors greenhouse gas emissions globally, said the scientists joined together because of their growing concern about climate scepticism in the Australian debate.

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[opihimoimoi]

1. Not until we got sandbags around Florida will the Ignorant accept

[imdjh]

2. When will that be according to historic data?

Not according to "might" and "could" speculation, according to historic data, when exactly is the water going to breech the seawall?

[opihimoimoi]

4. Resort to current data...showing trends of sealevels rising

[depakid]

5. Let's just say that investing in property along the intercoastal ain't a long term deal

[napoleon_in_rags]

3. Off to the greatest page because MY ASS IS ON FIRE and has been for a week.

Google said it was 110 on Weds here in the northwest, where basically never above 100. All the lawns are dead, and it goes on for days. A mentally disabled person died from it here in town, I heard about from word of mouth from other mental health workers, but no word of it in the papers, were there others?

SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH THE WEATHER. Its no longer an abstract scientific debate, a good portion of the time is a pull your head out of your ass and look outside debate.