Greenland Ice Sheet Melting: http://youtu.be/et4KEGFIuFQ
http://precariousclimate.com/2014/02/11/global-warming-not-slowing-its-speeding-up/ 'fossil fuel industry is the cornerstone of our economy and is not proven to be causing dangerous global warming) with our narrative (it is an obsolete industry that is driving dangerous global warming; destroying our environment, society, and economy; and must and can be phased out urgently). We must speak out against fossil-fuel-justifying ideology wherever we see it. That is in a nutshell'
Once the ice melts, bye bye eating, forget gluttony.
USA model unsustainable. All corporations use fossil fuels.
http://www.ibtimes.com/greenland-ice-melt-accelerating-climate-change-awakens-sleeping-giant-1561707 'The Greenland ice sheet has contributed more than any other ice mass to sea-level rise over the last two decades and has the potential, if it were completely melted to raise global sea level by more than seven meters.”
Video. http://www.channel4.com/news/climate-change-global-warming-mand-made-ipcc-report-2014 'The world has seen changes in recent decades to water resources as a result of melting glaciers and differences in rainfall, and reductions in wheat and maize yields.
There has been a decrease in the number of people dying from the cold but an increase in heat-related deaths in some areas, such as England and Wales, the report suggested.
Species including fish stocks are shifting their ranges, coral reefs are being damaged and wildfires are becoming more frequent.
'Increased risk of flooding'-The report on the impacts of climate change said rising temperatures are expected to lead to increased risk of flooding, more droughts and heatwaves, drive species extinct and cause forests to die in many regions of the world.
Food security will be hit by reduced yields in the major crops of wheat, rice and maize, while climate change will also exacerbate existing health problems, and lead to more heat wave-related deaths, malnutrition and disease.
Increasing numbers of people are set to be displaced by extreme weather events, and the impacts of rising temperatures could help increase the risk of violent conflicts by worsening problems such as poverty, the report said.
Recent extremes such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires show how vulnerable humans are to variations in climate, the study warned.
In Europe, there will be increased economic losses and more people affected by flooding in river basins and coasts, in the face of rising sea levels and heavy rainstorms.
Most of the flood damage can be avoided by measures such as flood defences, but the costs of increasing protection will be high.
Professor Sam Fankhauser, of the London School of Economics and a contributing author to the report said: "In the UK and the rest of northern Europe, we will need to cope with increasing risks from coastal and inland flooding, heat waves and droughts.
"The UK and all rich countries must also provide significant support to help poor countries, which are particularly vulnerable, to cope with the impacts of climate change."
http://www.rollingstone.com/greenland-melting 'The idea that soot can have a powerful effect on the melt rate of snow and ice is not new. The godfather of global-warming science, James Hansen, explored the idea in a paper published in 2003, arguing that if soot reduced the reflectivity of Arctic ice by just two percent, it had the same effect on the melt rate of the glacier as a doubling of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. What is new is Box’s attempt to link last summer’s Colorado and Canadian wildfires directly with the 2012 meltdown in Greenland – to make a direct connection between a particular fire and a particular melting event.
Marek Stibal, a biologist who is also with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, spent the day knocking around Kangerlussuaq, which is little more than an old military airfield at the edge of the ice sheets. Stibal was along to explore the radical notion that the dark-colored microbes that live on the surface of glaciers might have a significant effect on the reflectivity of the ice. And like soot, they may be accelerating the melt rate of the glacier. “I do not know if this is true,” Stibal tells me. “But I’d like to find out.” Box believes the microbes might in fact be feeding off phosphorus deposited on the ice from industrial air pollution – yet another way that humans are speeding the meltdown of the planet. With no fieldwork to do, Box and his videographer spend a few hours taping Box in front of a bridge that was washed out last summer by massive meltwater runoff from the glaciers.
knowing the many flavors of catastrophe the world faces as it rapidly warms. “I am a scientist – I try not to get emotional about it,” he said, although he admitted that one of the reasons he took the job in Denmark is because he believes it’s a safer place for his daughter, who is 21 months old, TO RIDE OUT THE STORMS OF THE FUTURE. “On the other hand, I don’t want to look back and say I didn’t do everything I could to help people understand the risks we all face.”
As it turns out, this summer, Greenland’s glaciers are heating up at a pace that’s substantially below last year’s record melt – a fact that Box says “just adds complexity” to what is going on in the Arctic. It will be months before he can analyze the ice cores and Stibal’s microbe samples to determine if they contain any important new insights. But good science is about meaningfully increasing the sum of human knowledge'
New York, Shanghai, London and other cities underwater in decades? http://rt.com/shows/the-truthseeker/climate-change-sink-ny-209/
http://m.livescience.com/44129-northeast-greenland-ice-sheet-melting.html '16 Mar 2014 - The last stable part of the Greenland Ice Sheet has started melting, ... The northeast Greenland ice sheet lost more than 10 billion tons of ice ..... (see video above) instead believing that normal seasonal variations are at play.'
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-the-u-s-exports-global-warming-20140203 'How the U.S. Exports Global Warming. While Obama talks of putting America on the path to a clean, green future, we're flooding world markets with cheap, high carbon fuels'
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/22399-developed-nations-give-up-on-stopping-climate-change-turn-to-mitigating-impact-largely-abandoning-third-world
Developed Nations are Giving Up on Stopping Climate Change, Turning to Mitigating Impact, thus Largely Abandoning Third World.
http://blogs.channel4.com/tom-clarke-on-science/water-biggest-threat-island-nation/877?cntsrc=DM428&nl_bid=25654530 'the risks from climate change won’t be some exotic new phenomenon. They look just like the winter we’ve just been through.
And one thing the winter threw into sharp relief is just how well-equipped we are to cope with climate change.'
www.skepticalscience.com 'rising carbon dioxide levels have led to 'global greening' in past decades and improved agricultural technology has increased crop yields, research has indicated that both of these trends are already beginning to reverse. While plants like carbon dioxide, they don't like heat waves, droughts, and floods.'
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'Every second – 2.4 million pounds of carbon pollution are being pumped into the atmosphere – warming the planet – and having disatrous effects on the environment.'
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'polar vortex is moving across the USA.lAs many Americans are dealing with temperatures well below zero, the Right-wing media is pointing to the cold snap as so-called proof that global warming is a myth. What these conservative talking heads don't understand – or simply choose to ignore – is that global warming refers to rising average temperatures around the globe. The cold that we are experiencing right now is weather, and it does not disprove the fact that our world is getting hotter. In fact, these extreme, frigid temperatures hit the U.S. after the 2nd-hottest December since 1979 and the warmest November on record. Global warming is not going to eliminate winter in our nation any time soon, but the extreme highs and lows can lead to more extreme hurricanes, droughts, and - yes - even snow storms. Temperatures of 32 below zero in Fargo, North Dakota and negative 15 in Chicago don't disprove global warming, but they may be part of the larger pattern of weather "weirding" that we're experiencing because of climate change. It's time for the climate-change-skeptics to stop denying science, and start recognizing reality. The Right should stop wasting time trying to disprove climate change, and start helping us try to minimize its impact. Yes, it's bitterly cold outside, but overall our planet is getting warmer. Now, let's do something about it while we still have a chance.'
Thom Hartmann on his new documentary 'Last Hours'. youtu.be/Dmfk9Cy1TrQ
The Vanishing Arctic Ice Cap
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