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Vienna 2006 (EGU in the press, radio, tv) |
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Monday, 08 January 2007 |
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Pacific Views, USA
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Melting, Melting ..., Thursday, 6 April, 2006
And let's just hope that phrase doesn't finish with '... gone,' because it will mean thirsty days for land critters. First, note that warming has been going on since the early industrial era, albeit slowly. Next, that warming has been dramatically accelerating, that is, if (the tendency of people to question this always torques me off) melting ice can still be considered a sign of rising temperatures:
In the 1850s, according to WGMS data presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) annual meeting in Vienna, nearly 4,474 sq km of the Alps were glaciated. ..... |
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