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5 terrifying statements in leaked IPCC report

From 5th…20% of  carbon dioxide, currently in the atmosphere, will stay there for unimaginably long time—more than 1,000 years. Even if we completely cease all  emissions, warming will continue for “many centuries.” “A large fraction of climate change, is thus irreversible on … Continue reading

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Study: Global Warming Has Increased Australia’s Chances Of Extreme Summers Five-Fold

Explanation why what looks like small global warming causes big increase in extreme heat days. >readmore> ThinkProgress

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4 Hiroshima bombs worth of heat per second

Discussion about how to help people understand. >readmore> SkepticalScience

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Why warming causes heat, drought, cold and wet – simultaneously!!

ABC1 show Catalyst last night provided a particularly good explanation about why global warming causes a lot more than warming, video download at: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/vodcast/default.htm

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Record snowstorms not inconsistent with warming world

The science behind this is clear: Warmer temperatures cause more water to evaporate into the atmosphere, and warmer air holds more water than cooler air. The air’s “water-holding capacity,” in fact, rises about 7 percent with each Celsius degree of … Continue reading

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Change of mind by friend of Nick Minchin

Bombshell: Koch-Funded Study Finds ‘Global Warming Is Real’, ‘On The High End’ And ‘Essentially All’ Due To Carbon Pollution Richard Muller is one of the key folks, included in the ABC doco, who’s been discrediting Climate Change for many years. … Continue reading

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Energy/Gas – not valid transition from coal

Here are some extracts from recent report from Climate Progress -Air sampling by NOAA over Colorado Finds 4% Methane Leakage, More Than Double Industry Claims … unless leakage rates for new methane can be kept below 2%, substituting gas for … Continue reading

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Managing Catastrophic risk

URL below takes you to a paper by Ian Dunlop, credentials listed as senior executive in fossil fuel corporation(s), offering surprisingly severe warnings about doing nothing: http://cpd.org.au/2011/07/ian-dunlop-managing-catastrophic-risk/

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