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Posted Fri Dec 30 2011: from InsideClimate News: As Climate Change Worsens, Scientists Feel Increasing Pressure to Speak Out http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1325270496 Factors contributing to climate change are moving faster than predicted and pushing us toward planetary conditions unlike any humans have ever known -- this was one of the salient themes to emerge from this month's meeting of the American Geophysical Union, the world's largest gathering of earth and space scientists. Some scientists think we've already crossed that boundary and are, as Jonathan Foley, director of the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment, said, "in a very different world than we have ever seen before." [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, faster than expected, holyshit] New!: Your Quips: anarchaosos says: "When the scientists no longer feel any pressure to speak out, then you know we are well and truly screwed." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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