Posts Tagged ‘IPCC’

San Juan Submerged

07/19/2009 by Victor Nieto San Juan Sumergido

Studies conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) agree that sea level rise is directly linked to global warming.  In the last 100 years the planet has warmed by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit and sea levels have increased by 1 to 2 millimeters each year.

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Metabolis

08/9/2008 by Victor Nieto

In its last report, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) states that it is no longer feasible to prevent global climate change; we can only significantly reduce its impact if we combine mitigation measures through a planned process of adaptation. Faced with this irreversible forecast, it is imperative to implement strategies that dramatically alter the way we inhabit our planet.

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