Comments on: Gulf Stream at risk from Climate Change http://peakfood.co.uk/2009/02/gulf-stream-at-risk-from-climate-change/ Famine in the West by 2025? Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:33:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dacnet http://peakfood.co.uk/2009/02/gulf-stream-at-risk-from-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Dacnet Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:07 +0000 http://peakfood.co.uk/?p=307#comment-185 - Climate Change made the typhoons in the south pacific very destructive. Typhoon Ketsana made a lot of mess in Philippines and Vietnam - Climate Change made the typhoons in the south pacific very destructive. Typhoon Ketsana made a lot of mess in Philippines and Vietnam

]]> By: detoxdietguy http://peakfood.co.uk/2009/02/gulf-stream-at-risk-from-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-184 detoxdietguy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:24:06 +0000 http://peakfood.co.uk/?p=307#comment-184 recently, there has been some massive flooding in the Philippines and Vietnam which i think is also due to Climate Change. the tropical storms in asia are somewhat getting stronger stronger each year. recently, there has been some massive flooding in the Philippines and Vietnam which i think is also due to Climate Change. the tropical storms in asia are somewhat getting stronger stronger each year.

]]> By: Steven in Dallas http://peakfood.co.uk/2009/02/gulf-stream-at-risk-from-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Steven in Dallas Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:49:10 +0000 http://peakfood.co.uk/?p=307#comment-175 Maybe it would help to ponder that these events have happened before, so they are not just theoretical. Granted, it's not a frequent event. So essentially each generation is playing a colossal game of Russian Roulette. That should make people feel better. Maybe it would help to ponder that these events have happened before, so they are not just theoretical. Granted, it’s not a frequent event. So essentially each generation is playing a colossal game of Russian Roulette. That should make people feel better.

]]> By: harbinger http://peakfood.co.uk/2009/02/gulf-stream-at-risk-from-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-158 harbinger Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:32:03 +0000 http://peakfood.co.uk/?p=307#comment-158 Working Paper 72: Does tomorrow ever come? Disaster narrative and public perceptions of climate change, Thomas Lowe, Katrina Brown, Suraje Dessai, Miguel de Franca Doria, Kat Haynes, and Katharine Vincent, Tyndall Centre, March 2005 7 This paper specifically researches the impact on public perception of the disaster movie, “The Day After Tomorrow”, based upon a supposed breakdown of the Thermo-Haline Circulation. There was also a promotional piece on the Met Office web site entitled “Science meets Hollywood”: “The Day After Tomorrow”8, with a subsection entitled “Will We Freeze?” The Tyndall researchers make the point that it is an extremely unlikely event as evidenced by these comments: · expert elicitation on abrupt climate change undertaken by Arnell et al. (2004) found that several experts declined to respond because they felt the science was too uncertain and that subjective judgements would not be appropriate. · Thus, there exists no globally accepted consensus on the likelihood or extent of rapid climate change and agreement among scientists and policy makers over the ‘danger’ posed by abrupt changes in the climate system appears unlikely. Little information exists on lay belief and understanding of the subject. No further comment is needed Working Paper 72:
Does tomorrow ever come? Disaster narrative and public perceptions of climate change, Thomas Lowe, Katrina Brown, Suraje Dessai, Miguel de Franca Doria, Kat Haynes, and Katharine Vincent, Tyndall Centre, March 2005 7

This paper specifically researches the impact on public perception of the disaster movie, “The Day After Tomorrow”, based upon a supposed breakdown of the Thermo-Haline Circulation. There was also a promotional piece on the Met Office web site entitled “Science meets Hollywood”: “The Day After Tomorrow”8, with a subsection entitled “Will We Freeze?”

The Tyndall researchers make the point that it is an extremely unlikely event as evidenced by these comments:

· expert elicitation on abrupt climate change undertaken by Arnell et al. (2004) found that several experts declined to respond because they felt the science was too uncertain and that subjective judgements would not be appropriate.

· Thus, there exists no globally accepted consensus on the likelihood or extent of rapid climate change and agreement among scientists and policy makers over the ‘danger’ posed by abrupt changes in the climate system appears unlikely. Little information exists on lay belief and understanding of the subject.

No further comment is needed

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