Climate May Be Less Sensitive To CO2 Than Previously Thought 413
a_hanso writes "A new study suggests that the effects of rising levels of carbon dioxide on temperature may be less significant than previously thought. 'The new models predict that given a doubling in CO2 levels from pre-industrial levels, the Earth's surface temperatures will rise by 1.7 to 2.6 degrees C. That is a much tighter range than suggested by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 report, which suggested a rise of between 2 to 4.5 degrees C."
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For a minute, then a greater menace will emerge (Score:5, Funny)
Did you hear how Mother Earth is creating a new island [earthweek.com] in the canaries?
She's got it in for us, I swear. Nothing like putting a blowtorch [dailymail.co.uk] in the hidden depths of your oceans to screw with those gnats on the surface: "They think they're so important, I'll show them."
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Like I keep repeating - there's only 40 years of oil left.
While I find your argument of proof by repetitive assertion convincing, I think that 20 years ago there was only 30 years oil left. In another 40 years it may have reach 80 years left. Maybe there's more people repeating the opposite to you and it's actually driving the oil supplies upwards?
Re:For a minute, then a greater menace will emerge (Score:5, Funny)
Did you hear how Mother Earth is creating a new island [earthweek.com] in the canaries?
Quick, scout that island for mineral resources. Will a coal mine survive in the Canaries..?