February 02, 2007

Even Before Its Release, World Climate Report Is Criticized as Too Optimistic
Published: February 2, 2007
In its 2001 assessment, its third, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that in the next hundred years sea level would rise globally by at least a few inches and perhaps as much as three feet, a catastrophe for low-lying coastal areas and island nations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/science/02oceans.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin