http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming...tickFAQ.html#4

5. How much does our understanding of global warming depend on the
hockey stick graph?

The short answer is "very little." The hockey stick graph constitutes
only one among literally thousands of pieces of evidence that have
contributed to the present scientific consensus on the human influence
on global warming. In 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) concluded in its authoritative third assessment report
that "there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming
observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities."
As one climate expert observed: The IPCC report Climate Change 2001:
The Scientific Basis is 881 pages in length. It weighs 5.5 pounds and
contains over 200 figures and 80 tables. It would be absurd to think
that the weight of its conclusions rests on any one figure or table;
rather it paints a convincing picture in the totality of its science,
as noted succinctly in its title."¹

We are now observing real changes due to higher temperatures. Here are
some examples:

* The Mt. Kilimanjaro glacier, which has survived the past 11,000
years, is currently at risk of disappearing by 2020 if present rates
of melting continue;


* Enormous tracts of Siberian peatlands, with vast stores of
carbon, are beginning to thaw and release carbon dioxide and methane
into the atmosphere;


* The Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica has lost volume as large
chunks (some as large as the state of Rhode Island) have recently
broken free and melted;


* The annual surface area of Arctic sea ice has declined eight
percent over the past several decades;


* Large-scale increases in ocean temperatures have been detected
over the past 45 years; and


* Plants and animals are changing their habitation ranges,
sometimes dramatically, such as robins and mosquitoes in the Arctic
that were previously unknown there.



On Apr 23, 7:10 am, wrote:
Here is a link to the latest IPCC findinigs on Global Warming;

http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=11216