Climate Reports Forecast Dire Future, Even If Action Is Taken

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Climate Reports Forecast Dire Future, Even If Action Is Taken In the absence of aggressive government policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, a number of leading organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank and others, have begun issuing analyses that regard potentially dangerous temperature elevations as not just a possibility should the status quo prevail, but a near certainty even if things start to change. After Hurricane Sandy, The Costs Of Doing Nothing To Protect New York Come Into Focus Black Elk Ordered To Improve Safety After Rig Explosion Sandy Victims Who Lost Everything Celebrate Thanksgiving Search For Missing Oil Platform Worker Ends U.S. And Mexico Sign Water-Sharing Pact BLOG POSTS Adam Alter: Global Warming: The Psychology of Ignoring a Superthreat Global warming is the perfectly designed threat-by-stealth. Its murky consequences aren't vivid enough to impress our distracted brains, and the earth's temperature rise is peppered with freakishly cold days. If global warming were the work of an evil engineer, he'd deserve congratulations on a job well done. Brandon Wu: Will We Avoid the Climate Cliff? As newly elected officials take office, our leaders must come together to tackle the climate crisis that this world is already facing. Will our elected officials do everything possible to protect those less fortunate from the impacts of climate change -- or will they throw them off the proverbial cliff? Alejandro Olivera: Trying to Block the Sun With a Finger While waiting for the protections they deserve, loggerhead turtles continue to die in record numbers. This mass stranding has occurred each year for more than a decade thanks to the government's negligence and active denial of the problem. John Homans: 8 Reasons Owning a Dog is Good for You (PHOTOS) What's a Dog for? There are a thousand answers to the question that is the title of my new book. This is because being human means needing help, of many different kinds, and sometimes there's not another to provide it. Ani Satz: Presidential Turkey Pardon: It's Time for This Thanksgiving Tradition to Go Though played for laughs, the presidential turkey pardon makes a mockery of extreme animal suffering.

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