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The global average temperature has increased by about 1. Fahrenheit over that period. Greenhouse gases from industry and agriculture are by far the biggest contributor to warming. The findings contradict statements by President Trump and many of his Cabinet members, who have openly questioned the role humans play in changing the climate. I believe that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview earlier this year. Theres tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact. That is not consistent with the conclusions of the 6. Climate Science Special Report, which is part of an even larger scientific review known as the fourth National Climate Assessment. The NCA4, as its known, is the nations most authoritative assessment of climate science. The reports authors include experts from leading scientific agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the Department of Energy, as well as academic scientists. The report states that the global climate will continue to warm. How much, it says, will depend primarily on the amount of greenhouse gases especially carbon dioxide emitted globally. Without major reductions in emissions, it says, the increase in annual average global temperature could reach 9 degrees Fahrenheit relative to pre industrial times. Efforts to reduce emissions, it says, would slow the rate of warming. This is good, solid climate science, says Richard Alley, a geoscientist at Penn State University, who says he made minor contributions to the reports conclusions on sea level rise. This has been reviewed so many times in so many ways, and its taking what we know from. U. S. The assessments are required by an act of Congress the last one was published in 2. Alley says this years goes further in attributing changes in weather to the warming climate, especially weather extremes. More heat waves and fewer cold snaps, this is very clear, he says. The report also notes that warmer temperatures have contributed to the rise in forest fires in the West and that the incidence of those fires is expected to keep rising. Some of the clearest effects involve sea level rise. Coastal flooding, you raise the mean level of the ocean, everything else equal you get more coastal flooding, Alley says. The report notes that sea level has risen 7 to 8 inches since 1. The report says that rate is faster than during any century over the past 2,8. The report also points out that heavy rainfall is increasing in intensity and frequency across the U. S., especially in the Northeast, and that is expected to keep increasing. Other connections are harder to nail down, Alley says, such as whether a particular hurricane can be attributed to climate change. The Climate Science Special Report is like going to a doctor and being given a report on your vital signs, says environmental scientist Rachel Licker of the Union of Concerned Scientists. She notes that the authors assessed more than 1,5. Alley adds that the new report does a better job of seeing the human fingerprint in whats happening. He says that while he hasnt read all of it yet, he sees no evidence that it has been soft pedaled or understates the certainty of the science. Alley notes that theres a little rumbling among climate scientists who are concerned that the Trump administration will ignore this effort. I think the authors really are interested in seeing the report used wisely by policymakers to help the economy as well as the environment. The report has been submitted to the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. Trump has yet to choose anyone to run that office it remains one of the last unfilled senior positions in the White House staff. SOURCEGigantic Totten glacier in Antarctica is melting from beneath and could cause sea levels to rise 1. FEETThe predictions are all speculation and not very logical speculation at that.   The glacier can only be affected by upwelling if it is floating ice.   And if it is floating ice it would not cause the sea level to rise one iota by melting. With the potential to cause sea levels to rise by more than 1. East Antarctic Ice Sheet, the massive Totten Glacier has come to be known as the sleeping giant. And now, scientists have discovered that strong winds over the Southern Ocean could be causing it to wake up. A new study has found that East Antarcticas largest glacier is melting from beneath, as winds transport warm water to the ice and, these winds are expected to intensify with climate change, the experts warn. In the study, led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, used satellite images and wind stress data to investigate the effect of wind on the water beneath the glacier. While the glacier is known to speed up some years, it also slows down in others. The research revealed that the glaciers flow speeds up when winds over the Southern Ocean are strong. These winds pull warm water up from the deep ocean, in a process known as upwelling. The warm water climbs to the continental shelf and, once it reaches the coast, it circulates beneath a floating chunk of the glacier, and causes the ice sheet to melt from below, according to the researchers. Totten has been called the sleeping giant because its huge and has been seen as insensitive to changes in its environment, said lead author Chad Greene, a Ph. D candidate at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics UTIG. But weve shown that if Totten is asleep, its certainly not in a coma were seeing signs of responsiveness, and it might just take the wind blowing to wake it up. Wind strength varies from year to year, the researchers explain. But, climate change is expected to intensify the winds over the Southern Ocean, which could, in turn, effect the melting of the Totten Glacier. The process does not require the air or ocean temperatures to rise instead, upwelling occurs as the wind displaces the surface water, making way for the deeper, warmer water. Its like when you blow across a hot bowl of soup and little bits of noodles from the bottom begin to swirl around and rise to the top, said Greene. The new study follows up on previous research led by a team with the Australian Antarctic Division at the Antarctic Climate Ecosystems Cooperative Research Center. That research found that the warm water below Totten causes the glacier to detach from the seafloor, and instead float. 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