Shawn writes:

> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article312997.ece
>  
>  the crux of it is that we are supposedly past the point of no return, so I 
>  guess that means we don't need to worry about it anymore.  What I find 
>  interesting is that they are extrapolating from a real finite set of 
>  data.  How long have we been able to keep accurate measurements of the 
>  polar ice caps? 30 or 40 years?  So how do you conclude a position that 
has 
>  such a minute amount of data to compare against?

Ah, a man of questions.

To hear of a man of answers, you must now listen to Steven Schneider's talk 
in QCShow format at:

     http://aics-research.com/lectures/public-lectures.html

Schneider is at Stanford, and his job is to predict the future as accurately 
as he can in regards to climate change, world affluence and technology: good, 
bad or indifferent. He used to be a director at the National Center for 
Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO (which you'll hear him pronounce as "NCAR" 
during his talk) before he moved to Stanford.

The other abbreviation he'll use is IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on 
Climate Change

Wirt Atmar

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