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Lovelock; realist eller dommedagsprofet? |
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Skrevet av Inge Olav Fure
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fredag 24. juli 2009 17:34 |
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Den anerkjente britiske vitenskapsmannen James Lovelock mener at Europa (og store deler av resten av jorda) helt nord til Sentral-Europa vil være ubeboelig allerede i 2040. Ikke primært fordi det vil være for varmt for mennesker, men fordi det ikke kan produseres mat i dette området. NRK P2s Verdt å vite har intervjuet Lovelock og diskuterer hans påstander med tre norske vitenskapsmenn: professor i biologi ved Universitetet i Oslo Dag Hessen, professor på Handelshøyskolen BI Jørgen Randers og klimaforsker ved Nansen/Bjerknes senteret Helge Drange. Hør programmet som podcast her!
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"People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes." 
"Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split into opposing factions on it."
"Today we're seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It's about the chain of natural catastrophes and devastating weather patterns that global warming is beginning to set off around the world." 
"We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late. The science is clear.The global warming debate is over." 
"The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences."
