> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Rich Kulawiec <r...@gsp.org> > Subject: Science section of 2018 National Climate Assessment leaked to NYTimes > Date: August 8, 2017 at 13:35:33 EDT > To: Richard Forno <rfo...@infowarrior.org>, Dave Farber <d...@farber.net>, > Lauren Weinstein <lau...@vortex.com> > > (for IP, if you wish) > > A national hero has leaked the final draft of the science section of the > 2018 National Climate Assessment to the New York Times. Article: > > Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report > > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/climate/climate-change-drastic-warming-trump.html > > Excerpt: > > The report concludes that even if humans immediately stopped > emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the world would > still feel at least an additional 0.50 degrees Fahrenheit > (0.30 degrees Celsius) of warming over this century compared > with today. The projected actual rise, scientists say, will be > as much as 2 degrees Celsius. > > A small difference in global temperatures can make a big > difference in the climate: The difference between a rise in > global temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius and one of 2 degrees > Celsius, for example, could mean longer heat waves, more intense > rainstorms and the faster disintegration of coral reefs. > > Among the more significant of the study's findings is that it is > possible to attribute some extreme weather to climate change. The > field known as "attribution science" has advanced rapidly > in response to increasing risks from climate change. > > The report: > > > https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html > > The report as a downloadable PDF: > > > http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/climate/2017/climate-report-final-draft-clean.pdf > > It's 673 pages. The executive summary is readable by a general audience > but some science background would be helpful for some of the chapters. > > ---rsk
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