Phew Its Gonna Be Hot in Here!
The issuing of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on the 6th April 2007 (http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2051915.00.html) represents an interesting development. The prognosis is bad enough before one takes into account the fact that the basic scientific findings had to be modified in response to the interventions of government representatives. One can appreciate the advantages of getting a 'story' that everyone could 'sign up to' but the result is a major deviation from science (as it is supposed to be practised). The report is clear that the poor of all nations will suffer worse and that the four areas most threatened are the Arctic, Subsaharan Africa, small islands (in general) and the Asian mega-deltas. The predicted elevated temperatures (even at the lower end of 1 to 4 degrees C) will result in about 30% of species of animals and plants having an increased risk of extinction. Beyond 4 degrees, there will be "significant extinctions around the globe" with coral reefs, boreal forests and alpine ecosystems bearing the brunt,
The issuing of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on the 6th April 2007 (http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2051915.00.html) represents an interesting development. The prognosis is bad enough before one takes into account the fact that the basic scientific findings had to be modified in response to the interventions of government representatives. One can appreciate the advantages of getting a 'story' that everyone could 'sign up to' but the result is a major deviation from science (as it is supposed to be practised). The report is clear that the poor of all nations will suffer worse and that the four areas most threatened are the Arctic, Subsaharan Africa, small islands (in general) and the Asian mega-deltas. The predicted elevated temperatures (even at the lower end of 1 to 4 degrees C) will result in about 30% of species of animals and plants having an increased risk of extinction. Beyond 4 degrees, there will be "significant extinctions around the globe" with coral reefs, boreal forests and alpine ecosystems bearing the brunt,
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