Comments on: ‘Tipping Point’ — A non-technical Hansen piece http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:27:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: MAGB http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-11791 MAGB Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:02:42 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-11791 "Arctic sea ice, the West Antarctic ice sheet, and much of Greenland’s ice…" Why doesn't he mention the fact that total southern hemisphere ice has been increasing for decades. with a recent sudden spurt upwards? This would seem to tip things the other way. See http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/current.anom.south.jpg “Arctic sea ice, the West Antarctic ice sheet, and much of Greenland’s ice…”

Why doesn’t he mention the fact that total southern hemisphere ice has been increasing for decades. with a recent sudden spurt upwards? This would seem to tip things the other way. See http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/ cryosphere/ IMAGES/ current.anom.south.jpg

]]> By: steve shoap http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-11815 steve shoap Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:12:18 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-11815 I have invented two things that will help fight climate change. One is a way to make small cars safer in collisions. It will encourage American car buyers to consider a small, fuel efficient car. The second is a new way to move water. It can be used to fight wildfires or bring water to villages that have lost their water supply to climate change. Everybody is talking about reducing CO2 emissions, but the "establishment" will not even talk to me. Please see my website- safersmallcars.com I have invented two things that will help fight climate change.

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Everybody is talking about reducing CO2 emissions, but the “establishment” will not even talk to me.

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]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-11844 David B. Benson Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:55:06 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-11844 MAGB --- Using a different measure, global temperature, it seems we have a few more decades before reaching the highest temperature during the Holocene. But oly a few... MAGB — Using a different measure, global temperature, it seems we have a few more decades before reaching the highest temperature during the Holocene.

But oly a few…

]]> By: David Jasper http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-12128 David Jasper Tue, 06 May 2008 19:10:45 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/04/28/tipping-point-a-non-technical-perspective-by-hansen/#comment-12128 The human impact on global warming will be short lived. We are rapidly approaching the end of fossil fuel supplies: natural gas in 10-15 years, Petroleum in 15-20 and coal in 40-50. all these assume current rates of consumption. With industrialization of China and India we will reach the end much sooner. Of course wars also consume huge amounts and as supplies become more scarce there will be more wars. There may be offsetting actions but really the fossil fuel party of the past 100 years is winding down and the world is in for a BIG CHANGE not just weather. The human impact on global warming will be short lived. We are rapidly approaching the end of fossil fuel supplies: natural gas in 10-15 years, Petroleum in 15-20 and coal in 40-50. all these assume current rates of consumption. With industrialization of China and India we will reach the end much sooner. Of course wars also consume huge amounts and as supplies become more scarce there will be more wars. There may be offsetting actions but really the fossil fuel party of the past 100 years is winding down and the world is in for a BIG CHANGE not just weather.

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