Science

Australian marine scientists have issued a warning on the increasing acidity of the world's oceans and its impact on coral reefs, and through the food web, the productivity and biodiversity of oceans. Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville claim that coral on Australia's Great Barrier Reef reached a tipping point in 1990 with coral growth having slowed by more than 14 percent since then. The unprecedented decline has been caused by a combination of rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification. At the current rate of decline, coral will be unable to grow by 2050.

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BREAKING NEWS

James Hansen, NASA scientist, will be beaming into your living room laptops from the Palace of Westminster, Wednesday, in a climatic debate with the UK Government.

The 45 trillion dollar question : is 80% safe ? Will Carbon cuts in the region of 80% save the world from Climate Change meltdown and fry-up ? (*)

Top NASA scientist James Hansen and researcher Tim Helweg-Larsen of the Public Interest Research Centre go head-to-head with Professor John Beddington and Professor Robert Watson, both Chief Scientific Advisers to the UK Government.

It's going be one humdinger of a debate. Watch it LIVE from the Palace of Westminster ! Kick off is Wednesday 26th November 2008 at 2.30pm :-

On Thursday 27th November 2008, PIRC will launch the report "Climate Safety" at Friends Meeting House, Euston, London.

In this report, a full risk assessment is conducted based on the most recent Climate Science, resulting in a clear, incontrovertible message that we should be aiming for Zero Carbon, as fast as is humanly possible.

The Public Interest Research Centre have drawn on the inspiration of the Australian work "Climate Code Red" in this, their decision to raise the stakes on environmental policy in the UK.

"Climate Code Red" has had an enormous impact on the Australian Government's equivalent of the Stern Review from economist Professor Ross Garnaut.

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'How do we get back to climate safety?'

27th November, 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Euston

No screaming, no panic, no doom, no gloom. Just a short and simple summary of the latest climate science followed by a discussion of what we're going to do about it.

On Thursday 27th November 2008, The Public Interest Research Centre will launch the report "Climate Safety" at Friends Meeting House, Euston, London. A panel of speakers – Caroline Lucas, George Monbiot, Kevin Anderson, Jeremy Leggett and Tim Helweg-Larsen - will be discussing the question 'How do we get back to climate safety?'

"What's the most important number in the world?"

by Bill McKibben

What's the most important number in the world?

The temperature of the human body? The freezing point of water? The length of a football pitch?

Or is it 350? It's a new number--almost no one knows about it yet. But it may well mark the line between a working human civilization and endless chaos.