Climate tipping out faster than forecast


	Climate tipping out faster than forecast

Wadard

5-11-2007 9:27 PM

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global warming, tipping point, climate change

Wadard says:

Like the failing kidneys of an alcoholic, global warming may be reducing the capacity to plants and soils to absorb carbon dioxide. This is an anticipated tipping point, the next stage is runaway climate change, and we have a predicted ten years to stop it.

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5-11-2007 9:40 PM

skwirlinator

So, Now the world's plants are trying to kill us...Panic!

5-12-2007 3:58 AM

n2sooners

Yet we haven't had any global warming in a decade.

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