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Posted Tue Mar 27 2012: from USA Today: Study: Global temperatures could rise 5 degrees by 2050 http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1332807800 As the USA simmers through its hottest March on record -- with more than 6,000 record high temperatures already set this month -- a new study released Sunday shows that average global temperatures could climb 2.5 to 5.4 degrees by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. The study findings are based on the results of 10,000 computer model simulations of future weather overseen by researchers at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. [Read more stories about: anthropogenic change, carbon emissions, climate impacts, holyshit] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: Your Quips: Byron says: "Those Yanks, always giving us heart attacks with their Farenheit..." 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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