Posted by Target on 5/26/2009, 4:30 am, in reply to "Dropping like a rock!"

Wow, great pic Mike. I'll have to bookmark that. It looks like it might automatically update. http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/AMSRE_Sea_Ice_Extent.png I remember asking Jim (or was it CJ?) a few years ago what minimum sea surface temperature would sustain hurricane genesis. I think I was told it was about 81F. How many more months a year will the Tropical Atlantic have 81 Fahrenheit surface temperatures in 2100? Doyle Rice Reports in the May 20, 2009‎ USA TODAY: 'Global warming will be twice as severe as previous estimates indicate, according to a new study published this month in the Journal of Climate, a publication of the American Meteorological Society.' 'The research, conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), predicts a 90% probability that worldwide surface temperatures will rise more than 9 degrees (F) by 2100, compared to a previous 2003 MIT study that forecast a rise of just over 4 degrees.' http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-05-20-global-warming_N.htm --Previous Message-- : : : It's going to pass everything except two : years, now. :