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Global Warming: The IPCC Reports

The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has issued its Fourth Assessment Report in 2007. This report shows the effects and predictions concerning the issues surrounding global warming. Due to the size of the report and the amount of information contained in it, it takes a good deal of study to thoroughly understand the entire document.

By Alson Maseko

The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change has issued its Fourth Assessment Report in 2007.  This report shows the effects and predictions concerning the issues surrounding global warming.  Due to the size of the report and the amount of information contained in it, it takes a good deal of study to thoroughly understand the entire document.

The severity of hurricanes was discussed.  It is stated that humans have brought on the global warming that has caused the extreme hurricanes, and that the 21st century will see even more of them.  The portion of the study that blamed humans was a result of expert opinions more than a product of research.

The rises of temperature and of sea levels were explored fully.  All the different models based on different scenarios were run to determine the numbers for these aspects of global warming.  The prediction was that these levels would continue to rise for 1000 years, until all the excess greenhouse gases could be removed from the atmosphere.

The IPCC’s report is a lengthy study into the nature of global warming.  It covers the past, the current situation, and predictions about the future.  Then, it proceeds to discuss ways to curb global warming.  It is an important document, and it should be read by anyone interested in global warming.

Some movies on global warming from the IPCC reports

Although Al Gore has a book by the same name, most people know An Inconvenient Truth as a feature length documentary movie.  The movie boils down to a power-point presentation that Gore has given many times on the subject of global warming.  Al Gore simply presents facts in a low-key, personable way.  The film includes some biographical information about Al Gore, too.

An Earth Story, starring Ross Gelbspan and John Hutchison is another of those documentary-type movies.  It tells the story about all those scary predictions of climate change due to global warming.  The sub-title is An Alternative to Extinction.  That alone should explain how dramatic this movie is.  The solutions to global warming are equally dramatic.

Many celebrities have made their own movies on global warming.  Some of them are not available for viewing yet, and some of them can be seen on the internet.  One example is global warming films by Leonardo DiCaprio that can be viewed on his website.  As the reality of global warming sets in, more movies will certainly deal with the subject.

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