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 Stories About: climate AND extinction AND greenhouse-gas emissions AND James Hansen
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Hansen for the plebes
A non-technical piece on climate science |
Joseph Romm |
29 Apr 2008 |
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| The nation's top climate scientist, James Hansen, has just published a general-audience article, 'Tipping Point' [PDF], in State of the Wild 2008-2009 from Island Press. It is well worth sending to folks who don't like all the math. His key points: We are at the tipping point because the climate state includes large, ready positive feedbacks provided by the Arctic sea ice, the West Antarctic ice sheet, and much of Greenland's ice. ... Prior major warmings in Ear ... |
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| Topics: climate, extinction, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen (all these topics) |
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