Australia has just elected a governing Party which essentially denies the existence of climate change. The newly elected PM is in record as saying that climate change is "absolute crap".
So, what to make of this report, somewhat paradoxically, of all places, in the Sydney Morning Herald?
"The melting of Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets is accelerating and may trigger a faster sea level rise than predicted, leaked details of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report reveal.
Greenland's ice added six times more to sea levels in the decade through 2011 than in the previous 10 years, says a draft 2200-page study by the UN agency obtained by Bloomberg.
The Antarctic melt produced a five-fold increase, prompting the UN to raise its forecast for how much the two ice sheets will add to Earth's oceans by 2100.
The leak comes just weeks before the panel gathers on September 23 in Stockholm, where the Fifth Assessment Report is scheduled to be released four days later. National delegates are expected to wade through about 1800 comments to achieve consensus on the important Summary for Policymakers during the event."
So, what to make of this report, somewhat paradoxically, of all places, in the Sydney Morning Herald?
"The melting of Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets is accelerating and may trigger a faster sea level rise than predicted, leaked details of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report reveal.
Greenland's ice added six times more to sea levels in the decade through 2011 than in the previous 10 years, says a draft 2200-page study by the UN agency obtained by Bloomberg.
The Antarctic melt produced a five-fold increase, prompting the UN to raise its forecast for how much the two ice sheets will add to Earth's oceans by 2100.
The leak comes just weeks before the panel gathers on September 23 in Stockholm, where the Fifth Assessment Report is scheduled to be released four days later. National delegates are expected to wade through about 1800 comments to achieve consensus on the important Summary for Policymakers during the event."
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