(本週世界公民College電子報文章) 閱讀暖身 全球暖化是個持續發燒的議題,各國都在尋求減緩碳排放的同時,科學家們也正努力讓相關數據更加準確。此外,由於質疑暖化聲浪不斷,許多學術機構也致力於尋求最好的方式計算全球溫度變化,讓大眾真正了解到全球暖化的嚴重性。 閱讀本文之前,請先想想以下幾個詞彙:全球暖化、都市熱島效應、懷疑論者、二氧化碳。 對於那些質疑全球暖化是否正在發生的懷疑者而言,數據資料的正確性是他們最大的疑惑。對於大部分科學家而言,海水上升、冰山融解與海溫上升都是暖化明顯的證據,然而,目前所使用的主要三種氣溫資料來源(NASA、NOAA、Hadley CRU),確實都存在著無法證明資料穩定度的問題。不過,一項新的研究顯示,他們的資料數據應該是正確無誤的。 繼續閱讀>>
For those who question whether global warming is really happening, it is necessary to believe that the instrumental temperature record is wrong. To most scientists, that is consistent with the manifold other indicators of warming—rising sea-levels, melting glaciers, warmer ocean depths and so forth—and convincing. Yet the consistency among the three compilations (NASA, NOAA and Hadley CRU) masks large uncertainties in the raw data on which they are based. Hence the doubts, husbanded by many eager sceptics, about their accuracy. A new study, however, provides further evidence that the numbers are probably about right.
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- Dec 28 Wed 2011 18:13
沒錯,地球正在持續發燒 Yes. The World is Warming.
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