Still more barking left-wing madness in your New York Times: 10 percent chance that CO2 could "end life as we know it" by 2100

Carbon Tax Would Have Many Benefits - Economic View - NYTimes.com

Floods that happened once a century now occur every few years.
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Climatologists are the first to acknowledge that theirs is a highly uncertain science. The future might be better than they think. Then again, it might be much worse. Given that risk, policy makers must weigh the potential cost of action against the potential cost of inaction. And even a cursory look at the numbers makes a compelling case for action.

According to the respected M.I.T. global climate simulation model, there is a 10 percent chance that average surface temperatures will rise by more than 12 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. Warming on that scale could end life as we know it...