Tuesday, January 19, 2010

U.N. global warming panel lied (often) about glacier retreat

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This image from the IPCC's AR4 report was included with claims
of Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035. That claim has
now been disproven. The image also shows that glacial retreat
was occuring long before the industrial age. (IPCC)




Just three years ago, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made the stark claim that it was “very likely” that Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035.

In a blow to its credibility, the IPCC was forced to acknowledge this week that the assertion was incorrect despite being often repeated by its leaders.






More PLANET OF THE CHIMPS here





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