New Climate Report Issues Blunt Warning: Inaction Is Suicidal

[kpete]

The synthesis report ties it all together:

In most scenarios without additional mitigation efforts … warming is more likely than not to exceed 4°C [7°F] above pre-industrial levels by 2100. The risks associated with temperatures at or above 4°C include substantial species extinction, global and regional food insecurity, consequential constraints on common human activities, and limited potential for adaptation in some cases (high confidence).

Translation: There is high confidence that if we keep doing little or nothing [the RCP8.5 case], we will create a post-apocalyptic “hunger games” world beyond adaptation.

much more:
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/11/02/3587485/climate-panel-final-plea/

[immoderate]

1. I sent this to a science denier, market fundamentalist, friend...

And his response was: "How do they know this???"

--imm

[spanone]

2. tell him they have a ouija board.

[JaneyVee]

3. And America is about to elect people who think big oil needs more tax breaks.