Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Permafrost Meltdown May Bog Down Global Warming--For Awhile: Scientific American
Thawing permafrost may soak up greenhouse gas before it begins to spew it out.
Climate [fraud] deal uncertainty clouds carbon [scam] market: survey | Green Business | Reuters
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Uncertainty that a global climate change deal can be reached at Copenhagen in December has dented confidence in the global greenhouse gas emissions market, a survey released on Wednesday showed.

The Greenhouse Gas Market Sentiment, published by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) at a carbon conference in Barcelona, showed that over half of respondents expect a major climate pact to be postponed until further meetings in 2010. Out of 233 companies invited to take part in the survey, only 87 responded. Eighty percent of those were from Europe and the United States. The remainder were from Japan, Latin America, Africa and the rest of Asia.
Cyclone Aila a grim reminder of climate change [fraud]
KOLKATA: Cyclone Aila, that hit the east coast of India Monday devastating over 100,000 people in the Sundarbans delta region of crops and lifestock, was a grim consequence of climate change, say experts.
Cyclone Aila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of 27 May 2009 (2009 -05-27)[update], 222 people have been killed by Aila and at least 500 more are missing
But if CO2 caused Aila, what caused these cyclones?: Worst cyclones in history - Sulekha coffeehouse Forums
# Bhola cyclone, Bangladesh (East Pakistan), 1970. Death toll estimated at 150,000 to 550,000.
# Hooghly River cyclone, India and Bangladesh, 1737. Death toll: 350,000.
# Haiphong typhoon, Vietnam, 1881. Death toll: 300,000.
# Coringa cyclone, India, 1839. Death toll: 300,000.
# Backerganj cyclone, Bangladesh, 1584. Death toll: 200,000.
# Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh, 1876. Death toll: 200,000.
# Chittagong cyclone, Bangladesh, 1897. Death toll: 175,000.
# Super Typhoon Nina, China, 1975. Death toll: 171,000.
# Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh, 1991. Death toll: 140,000.
# Great Bombay Cyclone, India (from the Arabian Sea), 1882. Death toll: 100,000.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thawing permafrost may soak up greenhouse gas before it begins to spew it out.

Does the snow covering it have to melt first.