90% of global warming goes into the ocean. Heating seas change storms & species now, and for 100's of years. Dr. Josh Willis of NASA explains how. Dr. Hobday of CSIRO Australia on marine species impact. Plus sample of "The Climate Show" from New Zealand.
Starts with hot-button issue of high gas prices. But climate change, not Peak Oil, will end our addiction.
The most serious under-reported problem, lurking unseen, is ocean heating.
As the seas get warmer, tropical species are fleeing toward the poles. Other marine species require human help to survive. As explained by Dr. Alistair Hobday of CSIRO, the top research agency in Australia.
But first, Dr. Joshua K. Willis, a recognized ocean and climate expert from the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena CA explains the mechanics of how the sea is warming. What we know, and what we don't.
The last segment is a clip from a new radio/You tube program "The Climate Show" (#8) from Kiwi radio in Auckland, New Zealand. Radio host Glenn Williams, and author Gareth Renowden give us a rundown of the latest disturbing climate science.
They report that snow and ice are receding, leading to a positive feedback. At the same time, we now have proof that the Permafrost is melting, again a feedback. And climate models used by governments wildly underestimate what is happening.
That means we are beyond the tipping point, where global warming brings more global warming, even without further greenhouse gas emissions by us.
Bill McKibben (of 350.org), plus Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network are calling for massive non-violent climate protests. If people in the Middle East and North Africa can face down tanks and dictators, surely we can rise up to demand a safe climate for our children!
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The most serious under-reported problem, lurking unseen, is ocean heating.
As the seas get warmer, tropical species are fleeing toward the poles. Other marine species require human help to survive. As explained by Dr. Alistair Hobday of CSIRO, the top research agency in Australia.
But first, Dr. Joshua K. Willis, a recognized ocean and climate expert from the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena CA explains the mechanics of how the sea is warming. What we know, and what we don't.
The last segment is a clip from a new radio/You tube program "The Climate Show" (#8) from Kiwi radio in Auckland, New Zealand. Radio host Glenn Williams, and author Gareth Renowden give us a rundown of the latest disturbing climate science.
They report that snow and ice are receding, leading to a positive feedback. At the same time, we now have proof that the Permafrost is melting, again a feedback. And climate models used by governments wildly underestimate what is happening.
That means we are beyond the tipping point, where global warming brings more global warming, even without further greenhouse gas emissions by us.
Bill McKibben (of 350.org), plus Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network are calling for massive non-violent climate protests. If people in the Middle East and North Africa can face down tanks and dictators, surely we can rise up to demand a safe climate for our children!
Tweet that!
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"feedback theory" OR "bio-balancing"?
15.03.2011 19:43
Secondly could a robot sub / bulldozer fill in undersea cracks, where fresh lava directly heats the pacific?
Would mass growing green edible algae in the pacific be good? or would be colour change from blue to green, be bad?
Would heating in the pacific lead to more typhoons/tropical storms? and is this a cruel type of meteo-ocean cooling?
Is there any evidence this applys the altantic as well? Because it is naturally cold and warming could bring some benifits. Whereas heating in the carabean, med, Red-sea, Black-sea might get real problems.
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