TromboneAl
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Real, but only exacerbated by humans...
Another possible conclusion is that the IPCC/Al Gore propaganda machine is working....ER folks are representative of the population after all!Good poll choices!
I never thought I would say this, but the input from my question brings me to the conclusion that GW is:
Real, it is caused by humans, and we should not try to do anything about it
My choice was not presented:
Real, has a minor contribution from civilization, and is unlikely to respond in any meaningful way to CO2 limitation schemes.
If it's not caused by human activity, what is the explanation for this graph:
That's an interesting graph, Soon, I'll look into that.
If I'd added "but I'm not sure" or "minor contribution" variations to the options, there would have been a lot of poll choices.
And the IPCC is saying what kcowan said: 'Real, has a minor contribution from civilization, and is unlikely to respond in any meaningful way to CO2 limitation schemes.'.
Odd, because the IPCC says:
* Warming of the climate system is unequivocal.
<the rest are repeated below>
So it seems the IPCC is saying that global warming is real, that it's is primarily caused by people, that taking action would be beneficial, and that its not a natural phenomenon.
In each of these areas, the IPCC states that agreement is high and evidence is substantial to support these claims.
So, by 'varies greatly', they mean to say (using numbers from the middle of their range) that we will get a 16.5" flood under the fossil fuel economy, and a 13" flood with a non-fossil fuel economy. Note that their estimates are so wide, that there is a more than 50% overlap in the two scenarios. Which is to say, this ain't no exact science. So either way, we need to take some probably extreme measures to adapt to the flooding. How much more to adapt to 13" vs 16.5"? I don't know, but it is going to take a significant amout of adaptation to either scenario. At least it is not the 20 FEET that Al Gore likes to dramatize in his slideshow.# Scenario A1T - * A1T - Emphasis on non-fossil energy sources.
* Sea level rise likely range [20 to 45 cm] (8 to 18 inches)
# Scenario A1FI - * A1FI - An emphasis on fossil-fuels.
* Sea level rise likely range [26 to 59 cm] (10 to 23 inches)