Submission + - Global Warming Irreversible, NOAA Scientist Finds (npr.org)
Tibor the Hun writes: NPR reports that Susan Solomon, one of the world's top climate scientists, finds in her new study that global warming is irreversible.
Even if we could immediately cease our impact on pollution and greenhouse gasses emissions, global climate change would continue for many hundreds of years.
The reason, according to the study, is the saturation of oceans with carbon dioxide.
Her study looked at the consequences of long term effect in terms of sea level rise and drought.
Certainly adds more credence to theories suggesting that dealing with this event is beyond our capabilities. (Not that we should stop looking at alternative energy, or ways to improve the environment.)
Certainly adds more credence to theories suggesting that dealing with this event is beyond our capabilities. (Not that we should stop looking at alternative energy, or ways to improve the environment.)
