Posted on 08/15/2018 7:11:31 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A new paper, just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has received a lot of media attention. The attention is justified because the paper paints a very grim picture of the climate and what humans may be doing to it.
There are many really important insights from this paper. The authors wanted to know how feedbacks in the Earths climate will play a role in shaping the climate in the future. By feedbacks, we mean a change in one part of the climate that then causes another change, which in turn may cause another change, and so on, potentially setting up chain reactions.
Feedbacks are really important because they are changes that the natural system makes without being caused directly by humans.
A couple of things to note. First, we dont actually know when these various feedbacks will be tipped. Scientists have educated guesses, but we really are not certain. Also, we dont know how long they will take to tip. As an example, lets say we pass the tipping point for a collapse of the Amazon Rainforest. That doesnt mean it will die off immediately, but it means its death is likely or certain. But how long will it take? Years? Decades?
It just means humans should be more focused on taking action now to avoid triggering the tipping points. We dont know where they are so lets be safe and stay far away. The problem is, humans collectively are not doing enough. There still is time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. But, it is far too late to avoid all climate change it is already here. What we are hoping for now is enough wisdom and will to at least stop short of going off these cliffs.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Let’s say they are right, and if they are I vote we push the publisher, editors and staff of the Guardian off that cliff first.
“Feedbacks in the Earth’s climate will play a role in the Earth’s climate.”
That is dizzying logic. I’m glad I can’t warp my mind around it.
Climate Cliff...because Global Warming, Climate Change and Climate Disruption all failed in their purpose to frighten.
The Real Threats and Blame vs The Leftist Abstract Threats and Blame.
Leftnoids ALWAYS proclaim and sell fear of the ABSTRACT (global warming, Trump will put them in camps, overturn Roe v. Wade, etc.), while NEVER recognizing and often denying the fear of the REAL (terror and crime). If you fear the real threat of an ISIS nut yelling Allahu Akbar while shooting down gays or driving a truck through a crowd killing scores, youre a hateful bigot! If you fear an attack by an illegal immigrant felon on his 10th return from deportation (Kate Steinle), youre a hater and “racist”. BUT If you fear the abstract nonsense that Donald Trump will put you in a concentration camp or we’re going back to lynching, child labor, back alley abortions and segregation then youre a Leftie!!!
Perpetual hysteria at disasters long promised but yet to happen (no ice at the poles rising sea levels drowning cities, etc) is their constant tired worn out old screed... delivered in robotic rehearsed almost zombie like “talking-point” tones of panic by long-faced talking heads! Creative ideas to actually help the middle class (less regulation, free markets, liberty) are dismissed as unworkable and to observe real threats of crime and terror have become “racist”... their insanity PeeCee norm.
It has been observed “Progress is NOT possible with ‘progressives’ in charge!!!” A verifiable mental illness indeed.
NTM one decent sized asteroid cherry on top
The geological record where I live shows that it was once a lush rain forest filled with large trees and plants that thrive in a warm, moist environment.
The earth cooled and a giant glacier formed, killing the forest and stripping the land of all vegetation.
When the ice age ended, the glacier retreated and the area has been a desert ever since but it’s still not hot enough to recreate the rain forest that existed before.
These were all major climate events that happened waaaaay before man came along. What was the cause of these climate changes if man is responsible for climate change?
We are all gonna die, and its our fault. So lets just go kill ourselves.../sarc
LOL as usual
Goebbels would be extremely jealous of the advances of misinformation the American leftist media has pulled off since the end of the war.
Why are they even saying this?
Prior climate hysterics have already proclaimed us dead already, multiple times. We are all super dead now and dont kmow it, so many points of no return have already been reached.
The author of this foolish piece, Jon Abraham, is displaying his manifest ignorance.
If the IPCC is correct in stating that, "The climate system is a coupled non-linear chaotic system, and therefore the long-term prediction of future climate states is not possible", then it is entirely conceivable that by taking the actions that the author prefers it will cause a 'climate catastrophe', while taking no such action will cause no such problems.
You mean like predictingCat 5s every year after Katrina.
One thing that is evident in all of the climate scare stories...no matter how dire the story/..”there is still time to fix it”...wonder what that means?.....the cure is worse than the disease!
“Humans are pushing the Earth closer to a climate cliff”
the climate change propagandists used to claim we had already gone over the “cliff”, but then they realized that if it was too late, then everyone would figure out what was the point of making any change they were advocating if the changes were pointless, so NOW they’ve changed their tune to always way that we’re ALMOST at the “brink” ...
Yep, with a large dollop of human arrogance and the urge to "play God" mixed in. Admitting that such things are beyond our control does not sit well with the atheists and neo-pagans.
The Earth doesn’t care what climate exists.
Molten lava or frozen solid - it’s all the same.
We’re going into a NORMAL, CYCLICAL cooling period. We should be preparing for that.
We are also still emerging from a “Little Ice Age”.
I just came back from a trip to Alaska. My God it was one lecture about “Global Warming” after another, as to why the glaciers were retreating. They never bothered to think about how the glaciers got so big in the first place.
So how much money is it going to take this time? Theyre like the school bully stealing lunch money. Payup or the climate is going to pound you!
*yawn*
So? Plant a tree.
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