Ho-Hum... Climate

Dramatic Climate Change Is Unpredictable

ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2010) — The fear that global temperature can change very quickly and cause dramatic climate changes that may have a disastrous impact on many countries and populations is great around the world. But what causes climate change and is it possible to predict future climate change? New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen shows that it may be due to an accumulation of different chaotic influences and as a result would be difficult to predict...

The most pronounced climate shifts besides the end of the ice age is a series of climate changes during the ice age where the temperature suddenly rose 10-15 degrees in less than 10 years. The climate change lasted perhaps 1000 years, then -- bang -- the temperature fell drastically and the climate changed again. This happened several times during the ice age and these climate shifts are called the Dansgaard-Oeschger events after the researchers who discovered and described them. Such a sudden, dramatic shift in climate from one state to another is called a tipping point. However, the cause of the rapid climate change is not known and researchers have been unable to reproduce them in modern climate models. ..

 From Science Daily.

One recurring theme is the rapidity of change. Going back to the European heat wave when 10,000 died ( which is a rather large number of people ) from the heat and the scientists afterwards expressed surprise that such climate effects had occurred so rapidly... they had expected that such would not occur until our grandchildrens' time or beyond.

Since we probably can not do anything about it, the best thing is to be prepared with good finances and a readiness to help those in distress. Get our house in order, be ready to lend a helping hand.... hmmm... just like we did when Russia had such problems in the 90's. OK. No, that is not a good example. Ahh... help others just like we help those in need now. Ooops! Again, not such a good example. 

OK. Everything is going up a couple of orders of magnitude; things will crash around us. We have to grow to meet the challenge, because when it happens... well, actually it is already happening... when it tips, it will tip fast!

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