Sentences with phrase «if leading climatologists»

Not exact matches

Prior to 2007 scientists weren't sure what emissions reduction goal to shoot for, but new evidence led researchers to reach consensus on 350 ppm if we wished to have a planet, in the words of NASA climatologist James Hansen, «similar to the one on which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted.»

For example, if climatologists and oceanographers only considered sea level rise to predict coastal damages without regard to escalating rates of beach - front home building, they would be as errant as would a coastal developer who assesses future risks based only on current climate and sea levels (and Professor Pielke has led the charge on such integrated approaches).

What the BBC should have done if it was genuinely serious about wanting «sceptics» to have a platform was to commission one of the leading sceptical climatologists to explain the reasons for their position.

Well; if a statement regarding atmospheric cooling is taking place, and we know from past experience (climate history) that if this cooling continues and the build up of ice continues in Antartica like it is; then it is possible that the planet may very well be headed back into an ice age - and when this «atmospheric cooling» trend is mentioned on the GISS [NASA] Webpage, and by one of the GISS scientists (Kate Marvel, a climatologist at GISS and the paper's lead author) then i would have to conclude that the are embracing the science revealing evidence that such mechanics are, taking place, and I view their statemnt as an endorsement and ot their recognition, of global cooling.

According to climatologist Cliff Harris, we «are seeing an increase in volcanic activity worldwide» and this could easily lead to a period of significant global cooling if it continues...

If they have any doubts, I would remind them what two leading climatologists had to say of his work:

In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world's leading climatologists, predicts that if we continue to emit carbon dioxide we may eventually cancel the next ice age and raise the oceans by 50 meters.

Climatologist Judith Curry of Georgia Tech recently observed «If the 20 - year threshold is reached for the pause, this will lead inescapably to the conclusion that the climate model sensitivity to CO2 is too large.»

«If relative humidity stays constant — and that's what we expect with climate change — and temperatures go up, that means the amount of moisture in the atmosphere is increasing non-linearly,» says Tom Matthews, a climatologist at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK, who led the research.