Comments on: Cartoon from The Economist http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/23/cartoon-from-the-economist/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:03:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: shannon http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/23/cartoon-from-the-economist/#comment-216897 shannon Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:59:31 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=14435#comment-216897 yes, pretty good. we will be that way before long. yes, pretty good. we will be that way before long.

]]> By: Anonymous http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/23/cartoon-from-the-economist/#comment-208431 Anonymous Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:49:10 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=14435#comment-208431 This would be funnier if it weren't so true. This would be funnier if it weren’t so true.

]]> By: paulm http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/23/cartoon-from-the-economist/#comment-208262 paulm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:50 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=14435#comment-208262 Yes, the facts are a bit askew. But right direction. Yes, the facts are a bit askew. But right direction.

]]> By: paulm http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/23/cartoon-from-the-economist/#comment-208236 paulm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:50 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=14435#comment-208236 So Jim Hansen is proven right, again. He is always years ahead of the pack. Lovelock's predictions are nigh. GRACE satellites, paleo data predict sea level rise of 5 metres http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282549 This study by professor Jianli Chen of the University of Texas also found that in a previous inter-glacial period called the Eemian, global temperatures were 6C higher than today, with CO2 levels roughly the same. The Eemian temperature was also 3C above previous estimates. [<em>JR: Weird article. East Antarctica melting adds 50 meters total, but not by 2100. I don't know where they get 5 m.</em>] So Jim Hansen is proven right, again. He is always years ahead of the pack.
Lovelock’s predictions are nigh.

GRACE satellites, paleo data predict sea level rise of 5 metres
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282549

This study by professor Jianli Chen of the University of Texas also found that in a previous inter-glacial period called the Eemian, global temperatures were 6C higher than today, with CO2 levels roughly the same. The Eemian temperature was also 3C above previous estimates.

[JR: Weird article. East Antarctica melting adds 50 meters total, but not by 2100. I don't know where they get 5 m.]

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