Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible, says study (theguardian.com) 2 points by pinusc 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] TokyoKid 8y ago ↗ It will not be long before we learn the worst scenarios are actually too optimistic.
[–] Someone 8y ago ↗ And neither are the best-case ones:“Our study all but rules out very low and very high climate sensitivities,” said lead author Peter Cox, a professor at the University of Exeter.“So, basically, they argue that we can make the error bars smaller, from “1.5C to 4.5C” to “2.2C to 3.4C”“Best-case global warming scenarios not credible, says study” is another way to spin this.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 34.9 ms ] thread“Our study all but rules out very low and very high climate sensitivities,” said lead author Peter Cox, a professor at the University of Exeter.“
So, basically, they argue that we can make the error bars smaller, from “1.5C to 4.5C” to “2.2C to 3.4C”
“Best-case global warming scenarios not credible, says study” is another way to spin this.