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Evidence points to fundamental shift in climate
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0825/1224322962443.html[font face=Serif]The Irish Times - Saturday, August 25, 2012
[font size=5]Evidence points to fundamental shift in climate[/font]
[font size=4]Changes will challenge our societal structures, and capitalism’s endless expansion in particular, writes PAUL GILLESPIE[/font]
[font size=3]TIPPING POINTS, paradigm shifts and critical junctures. These are some of the main concepts used by natural and social scientists to explain radical change. There is an interesting convergence between the different approaches, offering insights on current debates about climate change, global warming and extreme weather events.
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The evidence for tipping points in climate change is strong enough already. As Bob Watson, retiring chief scientist at the UK’s department of environment, says, the argument between scientists about whether we are at one is academic.
“There is no question the Earth’s temperature is warmer than it was 100 years ago. There’s no question we’re seeing more floods, more droughts, more heatwaves, all of which are totally consistent with the hypothesis of human-induced climate change, which points to the fact we humans are changing our environment.”
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[font size=5]Evidence points to fundamental shift in climate[/font]
[font size=4]Changes will challenge our societal structures, and capitalism’s endless expansion in particular, writes PAUL GILLESPIE[/font]
[font size=3]TIPPING POINTS, paradigm shifts and critical junctures. These are some of the main concepts used by natural and social scientists to explain radical change. There is an interesting convergence between the different approaches, offering insights on current debates about climate change, global warming and extreme weather events.
…
The evidence for tipping points in climate change is strong enough already. As Bob Watson, retiring chief scientist at the UK’s department of environment, says, the argument between scientists about whether we are at one is academic.
“There is no question the Earth’s temperature is warmer than it was 100 years ago. There’s no question we’re seeing more floods, more droughts, more heatwaves, all of which are totally consistent with the hypothesis of human-induced climate change, which points to the fact we humans are changing our environment.”
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