Taking Global Warming Seriously

It was apparent to me in this year's State of the Union speech (and in pretty much all his speeches) that Bush does not take the threat of Global Warming seriously. Well, there have been more than enough reasons to take it seriously, and now here is the latest:

Warming to raise seas for 1,000 years: U.N. draft

OSLO (Reuters) - World sea levels will keep rising for more than 1,000 years even if governments manage to slow a projected surge in temperatures this century blamed on greenhouse gases, a draft U.N. climate report says.

The study, by a panel of 2,500 scientists who advise the United Nations, also says that dust from volcanic eruptions and air pollution seems to have braked warming in recent decades by reflecting sunlight back into space, scientific sources said.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will publish its report, the most complete overview of climate change science, in Paris on February 2 after a final review. It will guide policy makers combating global warming.

I look forward to the full report next week. I hope Bush and those in our government will take it seriously.