2009-01-27 What's the take-home message of irreversible climate change

2009-01-27 James Hrynyshyn The Island of Doubt \global warming\global warming denial\research blogging http://scienceblogs.com/islandofdoubt/2009/01/cant_let_this_week_slip.php What's the take-home message of irreversible climate change? What's the take-home message of irreversible climate change "Can't let this week slip any further past without drawing your attention to a new paper on 'Irreversible climate change because of carbon dioxide emissions,' which has just been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (It can be found here), and I have a copy and will share some excerpts. You can also read a press release here." Commentary:
 * 2009-01-30 Decrepit Old Fool

&ldquo;Is there a danger in pointing that we've already done "irreversible" damage to the ecological support system of the planet? Will that meme carry so much weight that people will just give up? Not that we shouldn't be exploring such avenues of research, but it's an important question to ask.&rdquo;   