[Infowarrior] - Fwd: Science section of 2018 National Climate Assessment leaked to NYTimes

[Richard Forno]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk at gsp.org>
> Subject: Science section of 2018 National Climate Assessment leaked to NYTimes
> Date: August 8, 2017 at 13:35:33 EDT
> To: Richard Forno <rforno at infowarrior.org>, Dave Farber <dave at farber.net>, Lauren Weinstein <lauren at vortex.com>
> 
> (for IP, if you wish)
> 
> A national hero has leaked the final draft of the science section of the 
> 2018 National Climate Assessment to the New York Times.  Article:
> 	
> 	Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report
> 	https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/climate/climate-change-drastic-warming-trump.html
> 
> Excerpt:
> 
> 	The report concludes that even if humans immediately stopped
> 	emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the world would
> 	still feel at least an additional 0.50 degrees Fahrenheit
> 	(0.30 degrees Celsius) of warming over this century compared
> 	with today. The projected actual rise, scientists say, will be
> 	as much as 2 degrees Celsius.
> 
> 	A small difference in global temperatures can make a big
> 	difference in the climate: The difference between a rise in
> 	global temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius and one of 2 degrees
> 	Celsius, for example, could mean longer heat waves, more intense
> 	rainstorms and the faster disintegration of coral reefs.
> 
> 	Among the more significant of the study's findings is that it is
> 	possible to attribute some extreme weather to climate change. The
> 	field known as "attribution science" has advanced rapidly
> 	in response to increasing risks from climate change.
> 
> The report:
> 
> 	https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html
> 
> The report as a downloadable PDF:
> 
> 	http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/climate/2017/climate-report-final-draft-clean.pdf
> 
> It's 673 pages.  The executive summary is readable by a general audience
> but some science background would be helpful for some of the chapters.
> 
> ---rsk

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