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Monday, January 31, 2005

Armagedon or just a really great tan?

Scientists at Oxford University in London, England have been conducting climate experiments for the past few years and have finally gathered enough sufficient data to make predictions. Greenhouse gas emissions could cause global temperatures to rise by up to 11 degrees Celsius.(20 degrees Fahrenheit). They have calculating machines set up on all corners of the Earth that meausure seasonal fluctuations and compare them past and present. Not only will this lead to drastic temperature changes but it will also cause the Earth's sea level to rise, which will create huge biblical size floods. The temperature range is based from figures from the Industrial Revolution to present. These scientist warings are being heard. The Kyotol protocal, which is the U.N.s scheeme to reduce the greenhouse gas, has stated that carbon dioxide levels must be at 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2008-12. This is the deadline so that the 20 degree rise will not come about in the upcoming years. As optimistic as one can be, I persoanlly would advise investing in a nice pair of sunglasses, sunblock(strongest) and a surf board to ride out floods. Doesn't leathery skin sound fun?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/01/27/climate.temps.reut/index.html

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