Source: Popular Science By: Laura Allen
To predict the unpredictable: That’s the goal of a new government initiative on abrupt climate change. As the atmosphere reels under the influence of greenhouse gases, scientists fear the growing risk of dramatic environmental changes occurring within decades — far faster than current computer models predict. William Collins, head of the Climate Sciences Department of the Earth Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab, calls the possibility of abrupt climate change “a huge threat to the security and stability of our nation and the world.” Read more »