Welcome back! Just picking up on one of your points in a recent email; > Global warming is amplified at poles - at least doubling the > temperature rise both in the Arctic and around the Antarctic (affecting > WAIS).
The figure quoted by Al Gore is a factor of 9 in temperature rise between the equator and the poles. The quoted global rise is now about 0.7 degC which is an average of everywhere summer and winter.(I dont know the details) The rise in the Antarctic now is 2.8 deg C (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/science/climate/antarctic_peninsula.php British Antarctic Survey but their position statement lastyear said 3.7 deg) so the rise in greenland and the antarctic peninsula is four of five times the global average rise. When we see all the well publicised effects of this three degree rise it amazes me that many government and acedemic authorities are suggesting that 2 deg C global average is acceptable. This implies 8 to 10 degrees in Greenland! Note that even if those who think global warming has stopped turned out to be right, Greenland would go on melting due to the 3deg rise. John Gorman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
