Friday, June 30, 2006
Earth hottest now in 400 years, maybe longer
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Phytoplankton and Hydrogen Sulfide off the CoastPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Alfie
(John Heilprin - Sapa/AP) from United States of America.
Washington - The Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years, perhaps even longer.
The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported on Thursday that the "recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia."
A panel of top climate scientists told lawmakers that the Earth is running a fever and that "human activities are responsible for much of the recent warming."
Their 155-page report said average global surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere rose about 1 degree Fahrenheit (about half a degree Celsius) during the 20th century.
The report was requested in November by the...
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Phytoplankton and Hydrogen Sulfide off the CoastPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Alfie
(John Heilprin - Sapa/AP) from United States of America.
Washington - The Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years, perhaps even longer.
The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported on Thursday that the "recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia."
A panel of top climate scientists told lawmakers that the Earth is running a fever and that "human activities are responsible for much of the recent warming."
Their 155-page report said average global surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere rose about 1 degree Fahrenheit (about half a degree Celsius) during the 20th century.
The report was requested in November by the...
Read More...
