IPCC - Rate Of Warming 2007 - 2030 Likely To Be Twice That Of 20th Century Increase - Toronto Star

A major new United Nations report shows global scientists are more convinced than ever that human activity is causing climate change, the Toronto Star has learned. The rate of warming between now and 2030 is likely to be twice that of the previous century, it says.

And it concludes that most of the global warming since the middle of the last century has been caused by man-made greenhouse gases. The report, to be released in Paris Feb. 2, should all but end any debate on climate change and compel governments and industries to take urgent measures to deal with it, scientists say.

"It is very likely that (man-made) greenhouse gas increases caused most of the globally average temperature increases since the mid-20th century," states the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In the clinical language of science, it paints a stark picture of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions: "Discernible human influences now extend to other aspects of climate, including continental average temperatures, atmospheric circulation patterns and some types of extremes." It is "very likely that hot extremes, heat waves and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent." Storm tracks will move from the tropics toward the poles.

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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0119-07.htm

This has got to be number 1 priority. It's nice to see the new dem lead congress is at least talking notice but they really need to ratchet it up and make it number 1. I know how disturbing and important the other issues like Iraq and Kommander Kookoo's use of the Constitution like toilet paper but still the climate crisis has Got to Be Number 1.

I know I'm pretty much preaching to the choir but I just can't help needing to say that once in a while.