Thousands of scientists are gathered in Copenhagen to review the latest data on global warming. And the picture does not look encouraging.
The three-day conference will attempt to update the scientific information presented two years ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The findings will be presented later this year on a global warming summit in the Danish capital. And
as experts say, the figures will be submitted three days portend more bad news. Recent data show that the ice in Antarctica and Greenland is melting much faster than previously thought. And they also reveal that this century will have a much greater increase in sea level, with serious implications for many islands and archipelagos. "The ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic is melting much faster than you think."
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The reports by the IPCC in 2007 was praised by the international community for recognition of the causes of climate change. But since then have included new data on what the planet is experiencing. The main objective of the 2,000 scientists meeting in Copenhagen is to pave the way for political negotiations to be carried out in December on a new global warming treaty. This, say the experts, scientists report the data clearer and updated in December political leaders have no excuse for reaching an agreement. "The challenges we face with climate change are so complicated that it is unnecessary to report as clear as possible," he told the BBC Katherine Richardson, president of the scientific committee of the conference
. "For that we need to businessmen, politicians, academics and scientists working in the same plane." "And for that we need to sit down and talk to understand, "he says. The news, however, are not good. " Rising sea level will have serious consequences in many regions. "
The dramatic increase IPCC report in 2007 was widely criticized because it stated that sea level rise this century by between 20 and 59 centimeters. It is believed that scientists in Copenhagen will present an estimate of about 1 meter. This could have serious implications for island nations and coastal regions. A rapid rise in sea level, experts say,
could cause flooding massive worldwide. Also, since the IPCC reports were presented, have posted new satellite data show that the ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic is melting faster than previously thought. Besides presenting scientific evidence, the conference will also discuss the social and economic impact will the rise in global temperatures. "Since 2007 we obtained new satellite data on Arctic and Antarctic."
Source: BBC Science
