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Old July 7th 03, 12:17 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Keith Dancey Keith Dancey is offline
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Default WMO announcement on global warming and ext

In article , Norman Lynagh writes:


snipping excellent comments...

Also, despite the undoubted problems that will inevitably be caused by
global warming there are also bound to be benefits in some parts of the
world. It is inconceivable that changing climate can be all bad news.


Permian extinction. 95% of all known life forms exterminated following
a 6 degree Celcius increase in global temperatures, initiating a melting
of the methane hydrates, causing runaway greenhouse effect. The largest
mass extinction recorded in the history of life on Earth.

No Cheers,

keith





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