Saturday, November 5, 2011

Biggest-ever jump seen in global warming gases



Latest reports are that heating of the planet has taken a HUGE jump as the world economies rebound from the recession. LA Times article link:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-global-warming-20111105,0,4278356.story

"The new figures for 2010 mean that levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst-case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago."

"The world pumped about 564 million more tons of carbon into the air in 2010 than it did in 2009. That's an increase of 6%. That amount of extra pollution eclipses the individual emissions of all but three countries — China, the United States and India, the world's top producers of greenhouse gases.

It is a "monster" increase that is unheard of, said Gregg Marland, a professor of geology..."

Bottom line: We are leaving our children a hell-on-earth if we don't address this before Earth looks like Venus (runaway greenhouse gases)...surface temperature on Venus is now 460 degrees.

I don't have kids, so its no skin off my nose. What about yours?

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