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Unexplained Leap In CO2 Levels

Posted by Hemos on from the when-not-if? dept.

Cally writes "The Guardian is reporting that atmospheric CO2 concentrations have leapt by 4.5 ppm in the last two years. This raises the ugly possibility that the capacity of a large carbon sink (possibly the oceans) has been exceeded, and the worst-case scenario is that a tipping point has been reached and a runaway warming scenario is in progress. Quote from Dr. Piers Foster of Reading University: 'If this is a rate change, of course it will be very significant. It will be of enormous concern, because it will imply that all our global warming predictions for the next hundred years or so will have to be redone.'"

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  1. Re:More on sinks by mrchaotica · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Global Warming' is a multi-billion dollar a year industry around the world
    Hmm... So, where do I go to buy "Global Warming?" Is it sold in department stores, or do I have to order it through the mail?
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  2. Re:More on sinks by JCMay · · Score: 0, Redundant

    asuffield: All I can say is +5: Insightful. I couldn't have said it better myself.

  3. Re:More on sinks by Pandion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, you should always be balanced. Balanced, as it relates to politics, means that BOTH sides could either be lying or wrong. Last time I checked, not a whole lot has been PROVEN about global warming. Or maybe I'm wrong and we can model the entire atmosphere now?

  4. Re:More on sinks by Trailer+Trash · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you think I'm a conservative, you don't know me very well....

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