Welcome back to a new week, filled with new "stuff" to talk about. Hope you had a fun and relaxing weekend. We were starting on some "spring cleaning", in advance of our son's wedding next month, plus there were a couple of really important Arkansas Razorback basketball games to keep an eye on. Priorities, I know.....
But, it's time to get back to work. Stealing a few moments over lunch at the desk, there's time for a couple of posts worth tracking. Let's start with one of our favorite issues - global warming.
New IPCC Report: Effects of Global Warming Very Hazardous to Mankind
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has released a draft (the proposed chapter outine can be found at this .pdf file link) of the second of 4 scientific reports to be included as part of its "Climate Change 2007" Fourth Assessment Report. This document, prepared by the IPCC's Working Group II, is titled: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerabilities. Based on the efforts of roughly 1000 scientists, this draft report is not likely to change significantly when the final version is approved early next month. The draft report's [...]
UPDATE: So, who's really worried about Global Warming? You and your neighbors.
Poll: Americans are worried about global warming.
A new Gallup poll finds that a majority of Americans are worried about the effects of global warming, including more powerful hurricanes (69 percent), more common flooding/droughts (67 percent), and rising ocean levels (63 percent). A recent Fox News poll found that 82 percent of [...]
Tags: Global Warming, Climate Change, IPCC
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