Landmark UN Study Backs Climate Theory

[forrestkc]

Published on Friday, January 19, 2007 by the Toronto Star

A major new United Nations report shows global scientists are more convinced than ever that human activity is causing climate change, the Toronto Star has learned.

The rate of warming between now and 2030 is likely to be twice that of the previous century, it says.

A new report concludes that most of the global warning since the middle of the last century has been caused by man-made greenhouse gases. (AP Photo)

And it concludes that most of the global warming since the middle of the last century has been caused by man-made greenhouse gases.

The report, to be released in Paris Feb. 2, should all but end any debate on climate change and compel governments and industries to take urgent measures to deal with it, scientists say.

"It is very likely that (man-made) greenhouse gas increases caused most of the globally average temperature increases since the mid-20th century," states the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In the clinical language of science, it paints a stark picture of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions:

"Discernible human influences now extend to other aspects of climate, including continental average temperatures, atmospheric circulation patterns and some types of extremes."

It is "very likely that hot extremes, heat waves and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent." Storm tracks will move from the tropics toward the poles.

The widely anticipated report is the fourth by the IPCC, which every few years publishes the definitive conclusions of about 2,000 scientists who are recognized as experts in their respective fields. Each one has moved closer to closing debate on the causes and effects of climate change.

The portion of the report obtained by the Star is called the final draft of the "Summary for Policy Makers."

The summary states that the warming effect of greenhouse gases increased by 20 per cent during the past decade

[forrestkc]

Instead of this thread devolving down into an ideological or political bash fest, let's try to keep the discussion just to the science behind this issue.

[Marnie]

The UN?!?!?!?!

The Toronto Star?!?!?

Naw, nothing political here.

[dakota190]

there is no point in devolving for any reason. wasn't it just about 10 years ago, the same people were running around like chicken little in the barnyard, yelling about the return of the ice age, how we were all going to freeze to death? now it is global warming. you can quote all of the scientist and statistics you want to, but it is hard for me to believe in global warming when the tags from the extra cold weather gear are still hanging on them.

my biggest point is this. do you not think that God, can and will protect his creations? which includes the earth and his children, as well as our support structures, that he also created, until that time he has appointed for the end? sure we have responsibilities to our environment, but the over reaction and constant bombardment screaming "we are all gonna die," does not lend itself to support.

my faith lies with God, not man or governments, and certainly not with scientists. aren't they also the one's that allegedly have proof of evolution also? if anyone thinks that governments which are composed of men and women, are going to do anything about, or fund any issue relating to any legitimate environmental causes, unless that cause carries monetary or political gains, they have been misled by the very one's pocketing the money earmarked for just such causes.

so quote away, with your scientists and statistics and believe you finally have the upper hand in the debate over global warming. let me know how that goes for you. as for me, i put my faith in God. that is where not only my faith goes, but it is where i tell everyone my faith goes, and it is where my money goes. not into the hands of hucksters.

i don't say any of this to antagonize or in anger or frustration. it is my opinion and feelings on the subject. my science that pertains to this issue is in the Bible. trust me it is there. that is where science was created after all.

your brother in Christ!

Dan

[Floatingaxe]

there is no point in devolving for any reason. wasn't it just about 10 years ago, the same people were running around like chicken little in the barnyard, yelling about the return of the ice age, how we were all going to freeze to death? now it is global warming. you can quote all of the scientist and statistics you want to, but it is hard for me to believe in global warming when the tags from the extra cold weather gear are still hanging on them.

my biggest point is this. do you not think that God, can and will protect his creations? which includes the earth and his children, as well as our support structures, that he also created, until that time he has appointed for the end? sure we have responsibilities to our environment, but the over reaction and constant bombardment screaming "we are all gonna die," does not lend itself to support.

my faith lies with God, not man or governments, and certainly not with scientists. aren't they also the one's that allegedly have proof of evolution also? if anyone thinks that governments which are composed of men and women, are going to do anything about, or fund any issue relating to any legitimate environmental causes, unless that cause carries monetary or political gains, they have been misled by the very one's pocketing the money earmarked for just such causes.

so quote away, with your scientists and statistics and believe you finally have the upper hand in the debate over global warming. let me know how that goes for you. as for me, i put my faith in God. that is where not only my faith goes, but it is where i tell everyone my faith goes, and it is where my money goes. not into the hands of hucksters.

i don't say any of this to antagonize or in anger or frustration. it is my opinion and feelings on the subject. my science that pertains to this issue is in the Bible. trust me it is there. that is where science was created after all.

your brother in Christ!

Dan

[kat8585]

The UN? The most useless and corrupt body ever? Say no more.

By the way, if Al Gore was right, we'd have been burned up by now.

dakota190, you are right on!

[Gerioke]

If God wants 1/3 of the world to fry, it will fry no matter what the UN decides.

[dakota190]

Butero,

i like it. it makes as much sense as the global warming theory. lets see if we all rub our knees together real fast i betcha we could crank the world up another 3 degrees in the next 500 years. when do the environmentalists predict the sun will burn out?

[Marnie]

Prof. John. I like it. Welcome home!

[nebula]

OK, so the US's Midsection is going through an unusual freeze and the East coast is going through an unusual warmth (or at least it was - it's freezing today).

How's the rest of the world doing?