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   From: diverse@tcp.co.uk   
      
   On 07/06/2021 10:29, MrPostingRobot@kymhorsell.com wrote:   
   > Thinning Arctic ice is yet another ominous climate signal   
   >   
   > Editorial, The Washington Post via Carbon Brief   
   >   
   > An editorial in the Washington Post picks up on new British research   
   > showing that the Arctic's coastal sea ice is thinning much faster than   
   > experts had previously estimated. It says: "This finding is just   
   > another in a long string of warnings from scientists that many of   
   > global warming's predicted effects may be occurring faster or in a   
   > more severe manner than anticipated. Climate doubters often point to   
   > experts' uncertainty about how bad climate change and its consequences   
   > could be, arguing that inaction might not be as irresponsible as   
   > scientists claim. But uncertainty works in both directions; global   
   > warming could be tamer than predicted - or far worse. Too many recent   
   > measurements have suggested that the consequences might land on the   
   > `far worse' side of the spectrum. The uncertainty should not comfort   
   > people - it should spur everyone to action."   
   >   
   > Separately, the Daily Telegraph carries a feature by Josephine Moulds   
   > on why "climate goals [are] caught in a litigation trap". She writes:   
   > "As campaigners increasingly use the courts to push for a tougher   
   > response to climate change, govts now face legal action on two   
   > fronts: from companies, if they bring in policies to tackle climate   
   > change that damage earnings; and from campaigners, if policies are not   
   > considered sufficient to meet their commitments to meet the Paris   
   > climate agreement." And in the Financial Times, energy editor David   
   > Sheppard has a feature under the headline: "Big Oil's political clout   
   > wanes as govts embrace green energy."   
      
   It looks as though global sea-ice may have plateaued at  the earliest   
   time of the year on the satellite record and not much above the lowest total   
      
   and by Charctic showing that is mainly due to the Arctic lack of   
   contribution   
      
      
      
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   Global sea level rise to 2100 from curve-fitted existing altimetry data   
      
      
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