>From: "Charles Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [CrashList] Climatology >http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999153 >Growth factor >The first climate model to incorporate realistic plant life produces dismal >predictions > > >A new climate model that incorporates realistic plant life suggests much >faster global warming than previously predicted. > >Peter Cox and his colleagues at the Hadley Centre in Berkshire, England, >http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec5/sec5pg1.html >have created the first model that takes into account interactions between >plant growth and other environmental factors, such as temperature and carbon >dioxide levels. > >The results are dismal. By 2050, Cox predicts that the biosphere will make a >quick switch from sucking up a small amount of carbon dioxide to belching >out a lot. > >Land temperatures could rise significantly - by 6 �C instead of the 4 �C >predicted by models that don't allow for changing patterns of vegetation. > >"The severity of this surprised us," says Cox. "We didn't anticipate the >biosphere would be this important." > >Using 'coupled' models is vital, says Ian Woodward, a vegetation modeller >from the University of Sheffield, England: "What we've got now is the best >way forward." > > > >_______________________________________________ >Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base >To change your options or unsubscribe go to: >http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
