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Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised

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On 5/26/16 9:42 PM, Sergio wrote:
> well, if we *burned all the fuel*, and *all the estimated fuel*, the max
> it could go is ONLY 8 degrees ! so what is the big deal...

   The Boiling Pot
 > http://www.postcarbon.org/the-boiling-pot/


 > On the surface, things appear normal. The status quo of life in
 > America circa 2016 isn’t to everyone’s liking, but at least the
 > system is still working after a fashion. The price of oil is going up
 > a bit: that means the cost of driving is also creeping higher, but
 > steeper prices provide a little welcome relief for an oil industry
 > otherwise teetering on the brink of financial ruin. There are
 > tiresomely long lines at airports, but that means people have the
 > wherewithal to pay for plane tickets. Most people are disgusted with
 > the presumptive U.S. presidential candidates, but at least the
 > machine of electoral politics is still marginally functioning. The
 > stock market is up, unemployment is down. We’re muddling through.
 >
 > Or are we? Beneath the lid, a pot of trends is coming to a boil. If
 > Carl Jung was right about the existence of a collective unconscious,
 > it must be seething with nightmares right about now.
 >
 > So far, 2016 is the hottest year in history. And not by just a
 > smidgen: every single month so far has set a record. This handy
 > little animation has been making the rounds of environmental websites
 > in the last couple of weeks; it shows a climate system that is
 > shooting off the rails.


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Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 21:27 -0500
  Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-26 21:42 -0500
    Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 09:19 -0500
      Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-27 10:30 -0500
        Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 10:43 -0500
          Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-27 17:03 +0000
          Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-01 20:50 -0500
            Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 08:31 -0500
              Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-03 17:04 +0000
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    Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 10:10 -0500
    Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 19:33 -0500
      Re: Global Temperature Rise Visualised jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-01 01:24 +0000
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