Door Joe Romm, Climate Progress, 29 november 2010
One of the greatest failings of the climate science community (and the media) is not spelling out as clearly as possible the risks we face on our current emissions path, as well as the plausible worst-case scenario, which includes massive ecosystem collapse.
A Royal Society special issue details a 'hellish vision' of a +4°C world — which we may face in the 2060s! 'In such a world, the limits for human adaptation are likely to be exceeded in many parts of the world, while the limits for adaptation for natural systems would largely be exceeded throughout the world.'
(...) as the UK’s Guardian describes it: 'A 4C rise in the planet’s temperature would see severe droughts across the world and millions of migrants seeking refuge as their food supplies collapse.'
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Met andere woorden: de klimaatverandering - opwarming van de aarde - gaat wellicht nog sneller dan de meeste studies die zijn uitgekomen sinds het laatste IPCC-rapport al lieten zien. De situatie kan over een halve eeuw al uit de hand zijn gelopen (2 graden opwarming and counting).
Intussen zakt in tijden van economische onzekerheid 'milieu' alleen maar verder weg in de belangstellingssfeer van mensen, die focussen op hun eigenbelang.
Zie ook:
Climate Change Could Cause Half the World to Lose Access to Clean Water
Door Nathan Diebenow, Raw Story / Alternet, 29 november 2010
Climate change scientists believe that a mass global movement to 'decarbonize' human activity in order to stay below this temperature is virtually impossible.
En:
A stunning year in climate science reveals that human civilization is on the precipice
Door Joe Romm, Climate Progress, 15 november 2010
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