Quote Originally Posted by Verismo View Post
All due respect intended here, I disagree with you completely. The human body is also self-sustaining in many ways, but if you throw enough sugar into it, insulin production will be thrown off, and it will die. All bodies and ecosystems are like this. They have a tipping point, past which is a rapid onset of decay or entropy, or death.

The above is common sense. But there is also an overwhelming amount of data that corroborates the fact that anthropogenically introduced CO2 is the volume dial that is currently heating up the Earth.

For the rest of you, if you want to have a debate on the science, then let's do that. But please be aware that the I.P.C.C. is made up of a large body of scientists from all over the world, and they have amassed quite a bit of research that backs up the above assertions.

We need to get off our asses and be vigilant about this and damn quickly if you ask me.

Jason
I just rolled on this, first, comparing the human body to planet earth is ludicrous, with all due respect. As global temperatures rise CO2 follows, you have it bass ackwards. The IPCC has one goal and that is to give the UN the power to tax and regulate fossil fuels and subsidize and mandate the use of alternative fuels so they have absolutely no credibility. The IPCC deliberately excluded and misrepresented climate information in their report which was eviscerated point by point.

IPCC: “Risk of death, injury, and disrupted livelihoods in low-lying coastal zones and small island developing states, due to sea-level rise, coastal flooding, and storm surges.”

NIPCC: “Flood frequency and severity in many areas of the world were higher historically during the Little Ice Age and other cool eras than during the twentieth century. Climate change ranks well below other contributors, such as dikes and levee construction, to increased flooding.”

IPCC: “Risk of food insecurity linked to warming, drought, and precipitation variability, particularly for poorer populations.”

NIPCC: “There is little or no risk of increasing food insecurity due to global warming or rising atmospheric CO2 levels. Farmers and others who depend on rural livelihoods for income are benefitting from rising agricultural productivity throughout the world, including in parts of Asia and Africa where the need for increased food supplies is most critical. Rising temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels play a key role in the realization of such benefits.

IPCC: “Risk of severe harm for large urban populations due to inland flooding.”

NIPCC: “No changes in precipitation patterns, snow, monsoons, or river flows that might be considered harmful to human well-being or plants or wildlife have been observed that could be attributed to rising CO2 levels. What changes have been observed tend to be beneficial.”

IPCC: “Risk of loss of rural livelihoods and income due to insufficient access to drinking and irrigation water and reduced agricultural productivity, particularly for farmers and pastoralists with minimal capital in semi-arid regions.”

NIPCC: “Higher atmospheric CO2 concentrations benefit plant growth-promoting microorganisms that help land plants overcome drought conditions, a potentially negative aspect of future climate change. Continued atmospheric CO2 enrichment should prove to be a huge benefit to plants by directly enhancing their growth rates and water use efficiencies.”

IPCC: “Systemic risks due to extreme [weather] events leading to breakdown of infrastructure networks and critical services.”

NIPCC: “There is no support for the model-based projection that precipitation in a warming world becomes more variable and intense. In fact, some observational data suggest just the opposite, and provide support for the proposition that precipitation responds more to cyclical variation


BTW, every one of Al Gore's predictions: new ice age in Europe, massive floods in China, India, and other areas went belly up except the prediction he'd make a LOT of $ off the hoax. As far as a gaggle of scientists backing this farce, sure, because if you want that grant money you had better play along or your department will be gone.