Analysis Shows Climate Change Jolt Nearing

Global Warming was established as an active theory for noteworthy and significant climate change in a relatively historically short period of time (initially thought to be a century or more) on the planet as early as 1980, but credibility for the theory did not largely emerge until later in that decade. Still, skepticism was high for most everyone until well into the '90s. And even as it is quite evident that man made climate change is occurring and happening much faster than was projected even just a few years ago, still well over one-third of the American adult population at present is in full denial that global warming is occurring, let alone that is human caused.

This writer became first aware of the theory in the early 1980s and had it explained to him on a thorough scientific level by professors in presentations while in university two decades ago. Once this writer understood the physics, chemistry, and the timeline of the process, he was convinced.

As greater understanding has been achieved and realized, the projections for the pace and intensity of change made over time in the last decade or so have been increasingly revised and made worse. The likelihood of a sudden dramatic intense change, or a "climate jolt", has become increasingly likely with further analysis and more widescale findings.

Up to the present climate change as a result of human caused global warming through the mass burniing of fossil fuels has been rather slow and almost inperceptible to all but those alert and with awareness of their surroundings and historical environment in which they have lived in. But the changes coming within the next few years to a decade will be rather marked and indeed quite striking. On certain parts of the planet this increasingly rapid change is already underway, particularly in the higher latitudes. But for the most part it not being witnessed personally by many humans, and information is coming to most of us second hand through reading and video.

What is going to happen next, and very soon, will be widespread strong personal observational evidence that global warming is happening and change is occurring rapidly. These profound changes will be climate jolts and while climate will continue to show a range relative to its historical values, the extremes on both the temperature side (the high end) and precipitation side (both to the dry and wet extremes) will be rather amazing to behold, and alarming to consider and ponder, particularly when one takes into consideration what awaits mankind in the next three to four decades. The long heat waves, incredible flooding rains, intense droughts, and unbelievably powerful and frequent storms coming in the next few years are but a tiny precursor of what awaits civilization down the road.

And information has emerged today that indicates there will never be any climate change legislation that will be enacted by the US Senate, as eight Democrats have joined the 41 Republicans vowing to block any attempt to address the crisis legislatively for the duration of the 111th Congress through all of this year and 2010.

Time keeps on ticking into the future, a future that will be very disturbing.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7940532.stm

http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/03/10/canada%E2%80%99s-carbon-sink-has-sprung-a-leak/

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116590/Increased-Number-Think-Global-Warming-Exaggerated.aspx

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/41-senators-defend-the-right-to-filibuster-climate-change.php?ref=fp2

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