1.0 link 67357 <![CDATA[James Hansen's New Climate Warning]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-ritz/james-hansens-new-climate_b_67357.html NASA climate scientist, James Hansen, has published a paper (PDF) that warns the impending increase in temperature may be at 6 degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees F), not at the 3 degrees Celsius as had been previously estimated, bringing us "dangerously close" to climate tipping points:

The Earth's history provides a sobering perspective on prospects for climate change. The Earth's climate is sensitive to changes in climate forcings, human-made forcings now overwhelm natural climate forcings, and the climate system...

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