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Mr Hennessy said the data suggested that at least a 2-degree increase in global average temperatures was unavoidable at this point, and farmers and water managers would have to adapt accordingly.
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source: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/stark-figures-but-no-surprises-in-updated-climate-change-predictions-from-csiro-bureau-of-meteorology/231223

Rescource bottlenecks will be the problem when we all realise at the same time that we need to take these things seriously.

So greater temperatures, more water vapour in the atmosphere, less rain -  got it.

Edit: what is the time frame for the 2C?

IPCC relies on RCP 8.5 to achieve this. And ALL the underlying assumptions have to be TRUE before we would reach that.

And that is very unlikely.

RCP's do not include albedo.

lee wrote on Jan 28^th, 2015 at 11:24am:

So greater temperatures, more water vapour in the atmosphere, less rain -  got it. Edit: what is the time frame for the 2C? IPCC relies on RCP 8.5 to achieve this. And ALL the underlying assumptions have to be TRUE before we would reach that. And that is very unlikely. RCP's do not include albedo.

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Thank you for that succinct, scientific rebuttal.

lee wrote on Jan 30^th, 2015 at 11:51am:

Thank you for that succinct, scientific rebuttal.

Once desertification takes hold the process is irreversible!

If you want to play with fire then it's a good thing no one voted to put you in a position where you could burn others then isn't it  :) :)

I'm a Volunteer Fire Fighter. ;D ;D

lee wrote on Jan 30^th, 2015 at 2:51pm:

I'm a Volunteer Fire Fighter. ;D ;D

lol, yeh I know some fire-fighters  ::)

Intimately? ;)