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Time to Prepare for Abrupt 4 C Warming
Posted on August 07, 2008
Bob Watson [search], former IPCC chief and leading climate scientist, has advised the UK government to start preparing [ark] for massive 4 C in warming. While not backing away from urgent policies to limit warming to 2 C warming, the sheer momentum of warming trends makes flood protection, agriculture and coastal erosion adaptations necessary. Chances for abrupt, run-away warming [search] have traditionally been given short-thrift in politically compromised international climate negotiations. Yet even with a comprehensive global carbon deal it is suggested there is at least a 50% probability...
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