Saturday, April 25, 2009

Study: Worst warming impacts avoidable if ...

So what would the world's temperatures, and the planet, look like in 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continued as is? And if they were cut by 70 percent?

Researchers at a well-known climate center asked those questions and used a computer model to conclude that it'd be catastrophic if unchecked, but manageable if the world could reduce gases by that much.

"This research indicates that we can no longer avoid significant warming during this century," Warren Washington, the study's lead author, said in a statement. "But if the world were to implement this level of emission cuts, we could stabilize the threat of climate change and avoid catastrophe.

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