{"id":903,"date":"2007-02-02T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-02T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2007\/02\/massive-report-on-global-warming.html"},"modified":"2007-02-02T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-02T17:45:00","slug":"massive-report-on-global-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2007\/02\/massive-report-on-global-warming.html","title":{"rendered":"Massive Report on Global Warming"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This article <\/a>is a must-read. It’s about yesterday’s report by noted scientists regarding the human role in climate change. Global warming is real.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very likely that hot extremes, heat waves and heavy precipitation events will continue to become more frequent,\u201d said the summary.<\/p>\n

Generally, the scientists said, more precipitation will fall at higher latitudes, which are likely also to see lengthened growing seasons, while semi-arid, subtropical regions already chronically beset by drought could see a further 20 percent drop in rainfall under the midrange scenario for increases in the greenhouse gases. <\/p>\n

The summary added a new chemical consequence of the buildup of carbon dioxide to the list of mainly climatic and biological impacts foreseen in its previous reports: a drop in the pH of seawater as oceans absorb billions of tons of carbon dioxide, which forms carbonic acid when partly dissolved. Marine biologists have said that could imperil some kinds of corals and plankton. <\/p>\n

As international policy makers decide what to do next, here are small ways you can help slow climate change’s pace. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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