Aug 5, 2012

James Hansen: Extreme Heat Events Connected to Climate Change - YouTube


Published on Aug 4, 2012 by PBSNewsHour

Dr. James Hansen of NASA, says there is now enough evidence to connect global warming to some of the extreme weather events of the recent past. Hansen tells the Newshour that there is now a 1 in 10 chance of extreme heat events like the 2010 Texas/ Oklahoma droughts, the 2010 heat wave in Russia and possibly even the heat wave scorching the Midwest in 2012.

We should believe our "farm raised - truth to power - life long awarded scientists" instead of "politicians on the take" and big industry "paid lobbyist scientists". Time to wake up America and help make changes, before it is too late (may be too late already)... Monte & Eileen Hines


James Hansen has made key insights into our global climate -- and inspired a generation of activists and scientists.

Why you should listen to him:James Hansen is Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. He was trained in physics and astronomy in the space science program of James Van Allen at the University of Iowa. His early research on the clouds of Venus helped identify their composition as sulfuric acid. Since the late 1970s, he has focused his research on Earth's climate, especially human-made climate change. Hansen is known for his testimony on climate change to congressional committees in the 1980s that helped raise broad awareness of the global warming issue. Hansen is recognized for speaking truth to power, for identifying ineffectual policies as greenwash, and for outlining the actions that the public must take to protect the future of young people and the other species on the planet.
"The scientific excitement in comparing theory with data, and developing some understanding of global changes that are occurring, is what makes all the other stuff worth it."James Hansen

Quotes by James Hansen
“Imagine a giant asteroid on a direct collision course with Earth. That is the equivalent of what we face now [with climate change], yet we dither.”

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“It would be immoral to leave young people with a climate system spiraling out of control.”

Related Links:
http://www.permies.com/t/16535/meaningless-drivel/James-Hansen-Extreme-Heat-Events#144455


http://www.ted.com/talks/james_hansen_why_i_must_speak_out_about_climate_change.html

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