Earth will be OK, but for us it's not so good


	Earth will be OK, but for us it's not so good

JICWyllie

10-5-2009 12:03 PM

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1-climate change, 1-extinction, 2-consequences, 2-increase, 2-record, 2-risks, 3-forecast, 4-intl

JICWyllie says:

Now it is the New Scientist saying that the best we can expect is a collapse of civilisation. This model assumes a 4 C increase. Today I clipped the latest predictions indicating a 6.3 C degree increase. See http://openintelligence.amplify.com/2009/10/05/new-analysis-brings-dire-forecast-of-63-degree-temperature-increase/.

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