UNEP report says it's already too late, we're screwed!

[Ninong]

New UNEP Report Predicts Drastic Climate Change

The latest report issued by the United Nations Environment Program predicts world temperatures will rise by 8.13 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of this century if we continue on our current path or 6.29 degrees F if all nations meet their most optimistic goals in reducing carbon emissions.

The Washington Post staff writer, Juliet Eilperin, apparently doesn't know all that much about the topic she reported on or she would have written this:

Other findings include the fact that sea level might rise by as much as six feet by 2100 instead of 1.5 feet, as the IPCC had projected, and the Arctic may experience a sea-ice summer by 2030, rather than by the end of the century.

Obviously that should be an ice-free summer. However, the article does include links to the actual 76-page report for those interested in the complexities of climate science. Ms Eilperin apparently read only the brief summary of the report and then she misunderstood what she read. The Washington Post apparently doesn't have an editor capable of catching something as obvious as this.

[CutthroatKid]

Interesting...

[Ninong]

Be sure to take the time to read the actual 76-page report for the statistical studies (measurements of glaciers, arctic ice, etc.) that back up their conclusions.

I understand when some people dispute the causes of global warming but I don't understand how they can dispute the fact of global warming. If they want to argue that it isn't man-made, then fine; just don't try to say that it isn't happening. Regardless of what's causing it, it's happening and we need to accept that fact and deal with it.

The world our great-grandchildren inherit won't be the same as it is today. I wouldn't be investing in expensive condos on barrier islands in Florida or the Carolinas. In fact, it's not a good idea to build a home on a barrier island in Florida just because of the constant threat from hurricanes. I guess I shouldn't say anything about that because I came from an area in California where people are still building very expensive homes extremely close to known earthquake fault lines.

[CutthroatKid]

Oh I don't doubt the global warming. I'm just short of building an ark, but every time i see a rainbow I decide to put it off a while more. I still prefer to live high in the mountains though... just in case.
All jokes aside, Yes it's getting warmer, and one day down the road it will start getting colder. It happens.

[Ninong]

It won't start getting colder anytime soon. So you can put away your parka.

[CutthroatKid]

Well I'll my Carhartt on just in case.