Global Warming Is Irreversible

For mother earth, getting warmer by a couple of degrees is probably no big deal, but for the species living on this planet (e.g. you and me) and the entire food chain, it is a big problem!

Unfortunately, according to a new study conducted by Susan Solomon, one of the world's top climate scientists, the effect of climate change is essentially irreversible (after pumping CO2 into the atmosphere for more than 100years of industrial evolution).

"People have imagined that if we stopped emitting carbon dioxide that the climate would go back to normal in 100 years or 200 years. What we're showing here is that's not right. It's essentially an irreversible change that will last for more than a thousand years," Solomon says.

This means all the polar bears will die, we will experience more hot summers and less rain drops, the sea level will rise, and all kinds of crap and terrible things that will happen as a chain effect...Put it another way - we are officially screwed.

Silicon Valley Arts Coalition online questionnaire

"Hold down the "Ctrl" key to select multiple response."

It's just quite dumb for a "Yes/No" question.

美国历届总统人气大比拼

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美国当选总统奥巴马即将在华盛顿当地时间2009年1月20日宣誓就职。此刻的华盛顿正为奥巴马疯狂。一起来看看美国历届总统在任期间的支持率变化。

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　　 支持率总览。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　哈里・杜鲁门。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　德怀特・艾森豪威尔。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　约翰・肯尼迪。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　理查德・尼克松。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　杰拉尔德・福特。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　詹姆斯・卡特。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　罗纳德・里根。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　乔治・H・W・布什。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　比尔・克林顿。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research

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　　乔治・W・布什。来源：Gallup, AP, WSJ.com research  

 

　　注：每三个月盖洛普就会对在任总统的支持率进行一次民意调查，图中标点即源自盖洛普调查的平均数据。约翰逊与福特支持率曲线上的前两个点源自他们执政头两个月的调查数据。在曲线旁标注有该时期发生的重大事件。

Steve Ballmer's Microsoft CES 2009 Keynote