Nations have so dragged their feet in battling climate change that the situation has grown critical and the risk of severe economic disruption is rising, according to a draft United Nations report. Another 15 years of failure to limit carbon emissions could make the problem virtually impossible to solve with current technologies, experts found. A delay would most likely force future generations to develop the ability to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and store them underground to preserve the livability of the planet, the report found. But it is not clear whether such technologies will ever exist at the necessary scale, and even if they do, the approach would probably be wildly expensive compared with taking steps now to slow emissions. Even as the early effects of climate change are starting to be felt around the world, the panel concluded that efforts are lagging not only in reducing emissions, but also in adapting to the climatic changes that have become inevitable. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/s...-climate-woes-will-be-costly.html?ref=science
NORDEN, Calif. â Cattle ranchers have had to sell portions of their herd for lack of water. Sacramento and other municipalities have imposed severe water restrictions. Wildfires broke out this week in forests that are usually too wet to ignite. Ski resorts that normally open in December are still closed; at one here in the Sierra Nevada that is open, a bear wandered onto a slope full of skiers last week, apparently not hibernating because of the balmy weather. A small taste of what's to come.
Sorry to bother you with facts, but the vast majority of scientists were predicting global warming in the 70's and they have been proven to be correct. Moron.
Most of California is dry. A lack of water not a sign of global climate change. Its to be expected in high desert. we have had droughts before. it is a chronic condition in dry places. What caused the drought in those other years. Here is a chart of L.A. rainfall. Which is a solid proxy for So Cal and probably CA as whole.