Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Carbon Tsunami


-- by Horatio Algeranon

The carbon tsunami
Is un-origami
Unfolding, it seems
With weather extremes





“We have a climate cliff. ... We’re facing a carbon tsunami, actually, where huge amounts of carbon are now being emitted at a faster rate than ever. And it’s that carbon tsunami that’s likely to overwhelm the planet with warming, sea-level rise and acidifying the oceans." -- Climate scientist Bill Hare, one of the lead authors of a new World Bank report, “Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4 Degree C Warmer World Must Be Avoided (from "A Carbon Tsunami in Doha" by Amy Goodman)