Fossil Fuel Curbs May Speed Global Warming
Global warming is a strong possibility, and the scientific research has produced a lot of interesting data. However the data is so incomplete and spoty that there is nothing useful for computer modeling beyond hazarding an educated guess. As we know that isn't science. Nor is a strong concensus among a group of scientists. As Michael Crichton says concensus is politics, and if it's concensus it isn't science.
A science news article in London Reuters says cutting back on fossil fuel pollution could accelerate global warming. Also that it could turn parts of Europe into a desert by 2100. A BBC Horizon documentary to be aired on British television Thursday called, "Global Dimming," will describe the research suggesting fossil fuel by-products canceling out the greenhouse effect.
The researchers say cutting down on the burning of coal and oil, one of the main goals of international environmental agreements, will drastically heat rather than cool climate.
"When the cooling affect goes away -- and it must do because particles like sulfur dioxide are damaging to humans -- global warming will be much stronger," climate change scientist Dr Peter Cox told Reuters on Wednesday.
Take away fossil fuel by-products like sulfur dioxide without tackling greenhouse gas emissions, and the extra heat will speed warming, irreversibly melting ice sheets and rendering rain forests unsustainable within decades, Dr Cox said.
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