{"id":392,"date":"2013-01-28T09:09:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T15:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/smilodonsretreat\/?p=392"},"modified":"2013-01-28T09:09:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T15:09:17","slug":"global-warming-less-extreme-than-feared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/smilodonsretreat\/2013\/01\/28\/global-warming-less-extreme-than-feared\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Warming Less Extreme than Feared?"},"content":{"rendered":"

These kinds of research reports<\/a> always scare the crap out of me.\u00a0 It’s not because they challenge my knowledge of understanding about the world, but because they aresoooooooo easy to misinterpret by those who have a bias.<\/p>\n

The research report is pretty simple.\u00a0 The scientists created a very complex model and then added some human induced factors and examined the results.\u00a0 The conclusion was interesting, if not exactly Earth shattering.\u00a0 Basically, it appears that human forcings may be leveling off.\u00a0 The effects of more and more carbon dioxide aren’t more and more heat retained on the Earth.<\/p>\n

I’m not completely sure I buy this.\u00a0 It is a model and will have to be confirmed with observations and other data.\u00a0 At our current rate, we humans will double the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere by about 2050.\u00a0 This model shows that instead of a 3.7\u00b0C warming effect, it will be only about 1.9\u00b0C.\u00a0 Maybe…<\/p>\n

Even if the model is correct. it’s still very close to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)<\/a> range of 2\u00b0C to 4.5\u00b0C.\u00a0 And that’s a critical part of this study.<\/p>\n

To all the climate denialists (or whatever you call yourselves): This report does not mean that human induced climate change is wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can’t stress that enough.\u00a0 This report is actually in line with previous work.\u00a0 However, this report will, no doubt, be the rallying cry of thousands of AGW denialists.\u00a0 But they won’t be reporting the final comments by the authors.<\/p>\n

Terje Berntsen emphasises that his project’s findings must not be construed as an excuse for complacency in addressing human-induced global warming. The results do indicate, however, that it may be more within our reach to achieve global climate targets than previously thought. (Science Daily<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I just cringe when I see things like this because I know that it will be taken out of context by denialists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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