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Global Warming On Pace For 4 Degrees: World Bank Worried

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

iONiUM writes "From the article: 'Over the years at the U.N. climate talks, the goal has been to keep future global warming below 2C. But as those talks have faltered, emissions have kept rising, and that 2C goal is now looking increasingly out of reach. Lately, the conversation has shifted toward how to deal with 3C of warming. Or 4C. Or potentially more." Overall it seems that poorer, less developed nations will be largely impacted negatively, while some countries (like Canada and Russia) will actually experience benefits. Where does that leave the rest of the 1st world countries?"

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  1. I save money! by Murdoch5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nice I get to turn my thermostat down.

    1. Re:I save money! by Gilmoure · · Score: 2, Funny

      Exactly! What do a bunch of scientists and college people know? There's plenty of sites on teh internets that have proved that temps are actually falling, that the continents aren't spreading, the moon does have a dark side and twinkies are actually Lembas, with better marketing.

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  2. Quick... by Synerg1y · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's invade Canada before it becomes a super power in the new "warmer" world.

    1. Re:Quick... by ArhcAngel · · Score: 5, Funny

      yet...

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    2. Re:Quick... by MachDelta · · Score: 3, Funny

      Who says we'd let you be a province? I think "The Territory of the Former United States of America" sounds pretty good. ;)

    3. Re:Quick... by Bartles · · Score: 1, Funny

      What are you talking about? I've read on the internets about the evils of dihydrogen monoxide, and that's the primary chemical used in fracking. They use literally millions of gallons of it and just pump it into the ground like it won't matter.

  3. Don't worry, global warming is a fraud by Arancaytar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now let me go get my canoe; need to be at the office soon.

  4. Re:The temps go higher, time-frame lower every yea by Revotron · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://xkcd.com/605/

    This morning at 8AM, the temperature was 54 degrees F. The temperature at 3PM is 75 degrees F. Scientists predict that by next week, the Earth's surface will turn to magma.

  5. Re:Cause? by Ichijo · · Score: 3, Funny

    100% of anthropogenic global warming comes from man-made causes.

    Don't concern yourself with how much of global warming is natural. We should be trying to limit man's contribution.

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  6. Re:I get ocean property! by pixelpusher220 · · Score: 4, Funny

    No no, you get ocean 'view' property. The problem? The 'view' is 'up'.

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