How to survive the coming century

New Scientist by Gaia Vince | Feb. 25, 2009 (Special Report)

ALLIGATORS basking off the English coast; a vast Brazilian desert; the mythical lost cities of Saigon, New Orleans, Venice and Mumbai; and 90 per cent of humanity vanished. Welcome to the world warmed by 4 °C.

Clearly this is a vision of the future that no one wants, but it might happen. Fearing that the best efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions may fail, or that planetary climate feedback mechanisms will accelerate warming, some scientists ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 26, 2009

The picture painted is compelling. The references for the analysis appear to be provided in links, but the story is spared the details. The massive planning necessary world wide, if the temperatures rise as the models suggest, is truly mind boggling.

We need to find a way to reverse population growth on the planet. The article avoids that planning path.

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by Kevin Barry - Feb. 27, 2009

A very interesting forecasting of what a seemingly small increase in temperature could mean to Earth and its inhabitants. At times it paints a very dire picture of near extinction, and at other times provides a more positive look, although even in this case it won't be the world we're used to. Backed with a decent set of facts and good expert opinion, this article is definitely recommended reading.

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by William Hughes-Games - Mar. 2, 2009

Based on the best information to date, there is a high probability that the article is correct.

The only quibble I have with the scenario given is the likely time frame. See link.

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by Tanya J. Maurer - Feb. 28, 2009

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The melting of the arctic sea ice is proceeding at least 2 decades ahead of the predictions of the most extreme models. It is most likely that we will see a virtually ice free ...

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