Climate change is real January 16, 2006
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Environment , trackback
James Lovelock is about to release a new book, and has a column in the Indy today in which he argues that it really is all too late and that we are likely to see 8 degree temperature rises in this century, which would have a catastrophic effect and leave large parts of the planet barely habitable. A quick wander round the blogosphere shows a reaction ranging from copy/paste through indifference to scepticism.
Running down the street screaming ‘the end is nigh’ would get me locked up, but I sometimes feel frustrated enough to try because the indifference to the climate crisis is like a thick lake of treacle through which we are all wading. It is happening. The only matters for debate are when and how badly. Perhaps Lovelock is scare-mongering - but we need scaring to knock ourselves out of our complaceny. If you don’t believe me, look here or here. Be scared. Feel the fear. Do something about it.
I’ll look forward to reading the book, and seeing reviews of it by those more qualified to judge, but I don’t doubt that catastrophic change is on the way.
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