Good news, everyone! The dire predictions of the IPCC about the effects of CO2 have been found to be wrong. (I expect that's all the denialists will tell you.)
The bad news is that the actual observations are showing that the IPCC predictions were too conservative, and that the pace of climate change is faster than predicted.
It's Monday, so you're probably already depressed, and a little more pessimism won't make you feel much worse…so watch the video, have a cup of coffee, despair.
(Also on FtB)
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