Global Warming News n Views

A fascinating article, which I recommend to anyone interested in our changing climate or modern geopolitics:

“The Present Climatic Fluctuation” by Hans W. Ahlmann (namesake of the Ahlmann Glacier), of the Swedish Geographical Institute, published in The Geographical Journal, Volume 112, No. 4/6, pages 165-193.

This powerfully reasoned and data-rich article makes a strong case for global warming.? Especially noteworthy are his conclusions about the significance of these trends for humanity (see below).

Opening

The present climatic fluctuation has been discussed since the 1920’s almost exclusively in scientific circles, although recently it has become a subject of more than academic interest.? The reason for this is the increasingly obvious consequences of this climatic phenomenon on both physical and biological conditions, in Europe and elsewhere. Ordinary people are beginning to realize that something has happened and is happening which is of great interest to themselves.

Global warming could destabilize “struggling and poor” countries around the world, prompting mass migrations and creating breeding grounds for terrorists, the chairman of the National Intelligence Council told Congress on Wednesday.

Climate change “will aggravate existing problems such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation, ineffectual leadership and weak political institutions,” Thomas Fingar said. “All of this threatens the domestic stability of a number of African, Asian, Central American and Central Asian countries.”

People are likely to flee destabilized countries, and some may turn to terrorism, he said.

“The conditions exacerbated by the effects of climate change could increase the pool of potential recruits into terrorist activity,” he said.

“Economic refugees will perceive additional reasons to flee their homes because of harsher climates,” Fingar predicted.

NC states: ?What we must understand is that government is in the business of expanding its power and control and al-Gore is no different in that desire. ?When government makes the statement that it created X-amount of jobs in the last year they are NOT talking about private sector jobs, ?but government jobs! ?A big government kills individualism and freedom and a small government does not! ?Simple! ?Not hard! ?

These same hypocrites who speak of “helping the American people” make up the problem, and promptly announce they have the solution! ?Hmm, ?they are usually rich and powerful and need YOU to believe their lies, ?so in the end it increases THEIR bank accounts! This is their “way” of working and making a living! ?Treasonous?Bastards!?

Florida has become the epicenter of the global warming debate.

Or so it seems as a new survey finds that most Floridians are convinced that global warming is happening now – and officialdom should be doing more to deal with it.

The survey, conducted by researchers at Yale University and the University of Miami, polled 1,077 adults from May 1 to May 19.

Key findings:

– 71 percent of Floridians are convinced that global warming is for real;

– 55 percent think global warming is caused mainly by human activities; 13 percent think it is caused equally by humans and natural changes;

– 65 percent believe that global warming is already having or will have dangerous impacts within the next 10 years;

– 69 percent believe that parts of the state’s coasts may need to be abandoned due to rising sea levels over the next 50 years;

– 80 percent think global warming will cause worse storms, hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as droughts and water shortages;

Today, I will testify to Congress about global warming, 20
years after my June 23, 1988 testimony, which alerted the public that global
warming was under way. There are striking similarities between then and now,
but one big difference.

Again a wide gap has developed between what is understood
about global warming by the relevant scientific community and what is known by
policymakers and the public. Now, as then, frank assessment of scientific data
yields conclusions that are shocking to the body politic. Now, as then, I can
assert that these conclusions have a certainty exceeding 99 percent.

The difference is that now we have used up all slack in the
schedule for actions needed to defuse the global warming time bomb. The next
President and Congress must define a course next year in which the United States
exerts leadership commensurate with our responsibility for the present
dangerous situation.

Global warming has had a very significant impact on our modern world. Many politicians are taking very needed steps to reduce and lessen the negative impacts that global warming has had on our environment. We have heard about how global warming has affected climate changes, certain disasters, but one aspect which has not been discussed very much is its effect on wildlife. According to the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 20-30% of all wildlife species, animal and plant species included, could have an increased chance of extinction if the average global temperature continues to increase. In fact if the temperature continues to rise and exceeds 1.5 to 2.5 degrees Celsius. This could potientially lead to a possible 60% loss in species in certain specific areas of the world.

The latest total ozene readings for the southern hemisphere. There is no data around the polar region due to constant darkness.

A Columbia University study just published in “Science” concludes that the projected, full recovery (closing) of the ozone hole over Antarctica during the second half of this century could significantly affect climate change in the Southern Hemisphere and therefore, the global climate.

The research team compared results from two sets of climate models, one used by the IPCC (2007) and the other being a set of chemistry-climate models used for ozone depletion study.

The findings

-The IPCC models did not consider the expected onzone recovery and its impact on climate change.

I used to think global warming would cause drought, storms, and rising sea levels. This June, scientists realized that global warming is also going to increase global earthquake activity. How? The answer has to do with glacier movement.

What does this have to do with Global Warming? As the glaciers melt, they move faster, so we can expect more and more earthquakes from the Whillans Ice Stream. This increase has been observed in recent years, as glacial earthquakes increased. The increase in glacial earthquakes is bad news for the Greenland ice sheet, whose glaciers are thunderously pounding into the sea. Glaciers are often on, or connected to massive ice sheets like the Greenland sheet.