Check out this really wonderful video on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

It is about a great project that WWF-US and Allianz put together that works with young people who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina. What I really like about the project is that they get involved in hands-on conservation activities that help with climate change adaptation and they also visit their politicians in Washington.

Also, we have a CW Cause on Facebook - please join us :)
http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/65451?m=8dba5&recruiter_id=7941073

Cheers,
Nigel

Grande vidéo du projet de témoin de climat de Katrina d'ouragan
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Vérifiez cette vidéo vraiment merveilleuse sur Facebook : http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

il est au sujet d'un grand projet que WWF-US et Allianz ont remonté que des travaux avec les jeunes qui ont été effectués par Hurricane Katrina. Ce que j'aime vraiment environ le projet est qu'elles deviennent impliquées dans les activités à commande manuelle de conservation qui aident avec l'adaptation de changement de climat et ils rendent visite également à leurs politiciens à Washington.

En outre, nous faisons nous joindre DANS LE SENS DES AIGUILLES D'UNE MONTRE un causer sur Facebook - svp :)
acclamations

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Nigel

Gran vídeo del proyecto del testigo del clima de Katrina del huracán
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Compruebe hacia fuera este vídeo realmente maravilloso en Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

está sobre un gran proyecto que WWF-US y Allianz juntaron que los trabajos con la gente joven que fue afectada por Hurricane Katrina. Qué realmente tengo gusto alrededor el proyecto es que él consigue implicado en las actividades con manos de la conservación que ayudan con la adaptación del cambio del clima y también visitan a sus políticos en Washington.

También, hacemos que A LA DERECHA un causar en Facebook - por favor nos ensamble:)
aclamaciones

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Nigel

Video grande dal progetto del testimone di clima di Katrina di uragano
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Verific questo video realmente meraviglioso su Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

è circa un progetto grande che WWF-US e Allianz hanno unito che impianti con i giovani che sono stati avuti effetto su da Hurricane Katrina. Che cosa realmente gradisco circa il progetto è che ottengono implicate nelle attività hands-on di conservazione che aiutano con adattamento del cambiamento di clima ed inoltre visitano i loro politici a Washington.

Inoltre, facciamo IN SENSO ORARIO unirli un caus su Facebook - prego:)
acclamazioni

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Nigel

Großer Bildschirm vom Hurrikan Katrina Klima-Zeugeprojekt
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Überprüfen Sie heraus diesen wirklich wundervollen Bildschirm auf Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

ist es über ein großes Projekt, das WWF-US und Allianz daß Arbeiten mit jungen Leuten zusammenfügten, die von Hurricane Katrina ausgewirkt wurden. Was ich wirklich ungefähr mag, ist das Projekt, daß sie in den praktischen Erhaltung Tätigkeiten beteiligt erhalten, die bei der Klimaänderung Anpassung helfen und sie besuchen auch ihre Politiker in Washington.

Auch wir lassen NACH RECHTS verursachen auf Facebook - bitte uns verbinden:)
http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/65451?m=8dba5&recruiter_id=7941073

Beifall,
Nigel

Vídeo grande do projeto da testemunha do clima de Katrina do furacão
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Verifique para fora este vídeo realmente maravilhoso em Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

é sobre um projeto grande que WWF-US e Allianz unam que trabalhos com povos novos que foram impactados por Furacão Katrina. O que eu gosto realmente aproximadamente o projeto é que começa involvido nas atividades hands-on do conservation que ajudam com adaptação da mudança do clima e visitam também seus políticos em Washington.

Também, nós mandamos NO SENTIDO HORÁRIO causar em Facebook - por favor juntar-nos:)
Cheers

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Nigel

Den stora videoen från vittne för det orkanKatrina klimatet projekterar
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Kontrollera ut denna egentligen underbara video på Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

är det om en store projekterar att WWF-US och Allianz satte tillsammans att arbeten med ungdomar som ficks effekt av Orkan Katrina. Vad jag gillar egentligen om projektera, är att de får involverade i praktiska beskyddaktiviteter som hjälper med klimatförändringanpassning, och de besöker också deras politikar i Washington.

Också har vi MEDURS en orsaka på Facebook - att behaga sammanfoga oss:),
http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/65451?m=8dba5&recruiter_id=7941073

jubel,
Nigel

Большое видеоий от проекта заверителя климата Katrina урагана
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Проверите вне это реально чудесное видеоего на Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

оно о большом проекте WWF-US и Allianz положили совместно что работы с молодыми людьми были плотно сжаты Ураганом Katrina. Я реально люблю около проект что они получает involved в hands-on деятельностях при консервации помогают с приспособлением изменения климата и они также навещают их политиканы в вашингтоне.

Также, мы имеем ПО ЧАСОВОЙ СТРЕЛКЕ причинять на Facebook - пожалуйста соединить нас:)
Cheers

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Nigel

Grote video van het project van Katrina Climate Witness van de Orkaan
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Controle uit deze werkelijk prachtige video van Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

het over een groot project is dat de WWF-V.S. en Allianz dat de werken met jonge mensen samenbrachten die door Orkaan Katrina werden beïnvloed. Wat ik ongeveer van het project werkelijk houd is dat zij bij hands-on behoudsactiviteiten betrokken worden die met de aanpassing helpen van de klimaatverandering en zij bezoeken ook hun politici in Washington.

Ook, hebben wij een CW Oorzaak op Facebook - te sluiten aan zich gelieve bij ons:)
http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/65451?m=8dba5&recruiter_id=7941073

Cheers,
Nigel

فيديو عظيمة من إعصار [كترينا] مناخ شاهدة مشروع
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فحصت خارجا هذا فيديو رائعة حقّا على [فسبووك]: http://tinyurl.com/64yyka

هو حول مشروع عظيمة أنّ [وّف-وس] و [ألّينز] وضع معا أنّ أعمال مع الناس شابّة الذي كان صدمت ب [هورّيكن] [كترينا]. ماذا أنا حقّا أحبّ حوالي المشروع أنّ يحصل هم متورّطة في ميدانيّة حفظ أنشطة أنّ يساعد مع مناخ تغير تكييف وهم أيضا يزورون سياسياتهم في واشنطن.

أيضا, يتلقّى نحن [كو] سبب على [فسبووك] - رجاء تلاقيتنا:)
http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/65451?m=8dba5&recruiter_id=7941073

إبتهاجات,
[نيجل]

We recently worked with Climate Witnesses from the G8 nations to send a letter to each of their respective leaders. The letters highlighted the impact of climate change in their country and also outlined the solutions that the CWs and WWF want to see G8 leaders take leadership on.

Check it out...
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

Les témoins de climat envoient un message aux chefs de G8
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Nous avons récemment travaillé avec des témoins de climat des nations de G8 pour envoyer une lettre à chacun de leurs chefs respectifs. Les lettres ont accentué l'impact du changement de climat de leur pays et ont également décrit les solutions sur lesquelles le CWs et les WWF veulent voir des chefs de G8 prendre la conduite.

Vérifiez-le dehors…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

Los testigos del clima envían un mensaje a los líderes G8
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Trabajamos recientemente con los testigos del clima de las naciones G8 para enviar una letra a cada uno de sus líderes respectivos. Las letras destacaron el impacto del cambio del clima en su país y también contornearon las soluciones en las cuales el CWs y los WWF desean ver a los líderes G8 tomar la dirección.

Compruébelo hacia fuera…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

I testimoni di clima trasmettono un messaggio ai capi G8
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Recentemente abbiamo lavorato con i testimoni di clima dalle nazioni G8 per trasmettere una lettera a ciascuno dei loro capi rispettivi. Le lettere hanno evidenziato l'effetto del cambiamento di clima nel loro paese ed inoltre hanno descritto le soluzioni su che il CWs e i WWF desiderano vedere i capi G8 prendere la direzione.

Controllilo fuori…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

Klima-Zeugen schicken den Führern G8 eine Anzeige
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Wir arbeiteten vor kurzem mit Klima-Zeugen von den Nationen G8, um einen Brief zu schicken jedem ihrer jeweiligen Führer. Die Buchstaben hoben die Auswirkung der Klimaänderung in ihrem Land hervor und umrissen auch die Lösungen, denen das CWs und die WWF Führer G8 sehen möchten, zu nehmen Führung auf.

Überprüfen Sie es heraus…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

As testemunhas do clima emitem uma mensagem aos líderes G8
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Nós trabalhamos recentemente com testemunhas do clima das nações G8 para emitir uma letra a cada um de seus líderes respectivos. As letras destacaram o impacto da mudança do clima em seu país e esboçaram também as soluções em que o CWs e os WWF querem ver os líderes G8 fazer exame da liderança.

Verifique-o para fora…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

Klimatvittnen överför ett meddelande till ledare G8
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Vi fungerade för en tid sedan med klimatvittnen från nationerna G8 för att överföra en märka till varje av deras respektive ledare. Märker markerade få effekt av klimatförändring i deras land och skisserade också lösningarna som CWsen och WWFNA önskar att se ledare G8 ta ledarskap på.

Kontrollera det ut…,
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

Заверители климата посылают сообщение к руководителям G8
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Мы недавн работали с заверителями климата от наций G8 для посылки письма к each of их соответственно руководителям. Письма выделили удар изменения климата в их стране и также конспектировали разрешения CWs и WWF хотят увидеть, что руководители G8 приняли водительство на.

Проверите его вне…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

De Getuigen van het klimaat verzenden een bericht naar G8 leiders
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Wij werkten onlangs met de Getuigen van het Klimaat van de G8 naties om een brief naar elk van hun respectieve leiders te verzenden. De brieven benadrukten het effect van klimaatverandering in hun land en schetsten ook de oplossingen dat CWs en WWF G8 leiders willen zien leiding overnemen.

Controle het uit…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

مناخ يرسل شواهد رسالة إلى [غ8] زعيمات
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نحن مؤخّرا عملنا مع مناخ شواهد من ال [غ8] أمم أن يرسل حرف إلى كلّ من زعيماتهم شخصيّة. ركّز الحرف التأثير صدمة من مناخ تغير في بلدهم وأيضا حدث الحلول أنّ [كوس] و [وّف] يريد أن يرى [غ8] زعيمات أخذت قيادة على.

فحصت هو خارجا…
www.panda.org/climatewitness/g8

James Hansen, head of NASA's Goddard Space Institute and a leading atmospheric researcher has just released a paper that says we are the edge of dangerous climate change (link). So far most climate projections have only looked at Greenhouse Gases and what will happen to the planet based on different GHG emmission scenarios (eg. what if have a utopian altenative energy future vs. full on fossil fuel consumption by the middle of the century).

But the Hansen paper looks at feedbacks. These are things like, when the arctic ice melts it exposes more water. Ice reflects, water absorbs. So the newly exposed water therefore absorbs more solar radiation and increases the warming which melts more sea ice and exposes more water and on and on it goes.

When considering this factor, they are saying that we are much closer to the "tipping point" than we may have previously suspected.

We cannot adapt to some climate change scenarios
I went to a talk yesterday by Prof. Stephen Schneider, a US climatologist from Stanford who was a lead author on one of the recent global climate reports from the IPCC (Intergvernmental Panel on Climate Change). He took us through the different scenarios from the lower version (1.1 – 2.9 degrees C warming), to the higher version (+6 degrees C warming). (note: even the lower version will have a doubling of carbon dioxide before levelling out in the 1.1– 2.9 range)

According to Prof Schneider, when they (IPCC scientists) are looking at how we can adapt to different warming scenarios, they don't bother to look at the +6 degree warming scenario...because he says "we cannot adapt to that scenario".

I also interviewed Dr Robert Correll, head of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment a couple of months agao and he said that a planet that is 2 to 3 degrees warmer will be a very different world than the one we currently know. (Download latest WWF Arctic Bulletin)

I think what we don't realise on a day to day level is that these numbers aren't equatable to the typical warming that we feel when we are at the beach or walking down the street. It is not like the difference between a 20 degree day and a 26 degree day. A global average temperature rise of these amounts means the complete alteration (and destruction) of ecosystems and in many areas a severely diminished water and food supply (not to mention melting ice caps and sea level rise).

The scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes 4th Assessment Report (IPCC AR4) were released on Friday.

The report includes many different findings of current and projected impacts. A lot of it isn't new as we have been seeing these impacts and projections in the news over the past few years. It seems that the big leap forward with this report is the assertion that climate change is "very likely" (90% certainty) to be human induced. This point appears to be resonating with policy makers.

There has been a little criticism that the IPCC report is conservative on sea level rise, a point which is reiterated on the excellent RealClimate.org website gives an excellent breakdown of the IPCC AR4 policy document that came out in February.

"How good have previous IPCC reports been at projecting the future? Actually, over the last 16 years (since the first report in 1990), they've been remarkably good for CO2 changes, temperature changes but actually underpredicted sea level changes."

Ultimately, the report does again highlight the urgency with which we need to act to avoid tragedies such as the loss of arctic summer sea ice and the death of the Great Barrier Reef. Some climate change is inevitable now, just how much is up to us.

There seems to be a sea change happening...lets just hope it beats the sea rise!

WWF's take on the IPCC meeting