Climate change - seven reasons why things are looking even grimmer than after the 2009 IPCC

2007 flooding of my aunt and uncle's street in Mercedes, Uruguay

This week's New Scientist has six page piece about Global Warming by Michael Le Page. You need a subscription to access it on line. This is the kind of article that New Scientist should make freely available, on a public service basis. Here are the article's seven headlines, preceded by its summary paragraph.

Five years ago, the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change painted a gloomy picture of our planet's future. As climate scientists gather evidence for the next report, due in 2014, Michael Le Page gives seven reasons why things are looking even grimmer.

1. The Arctic is warming faster than predicted
2. Extreme weather is getting more extreme
3. Food production is taking a hit
4. Sea levels will rise faster than expected
5. Greenhouse gas levels could keep rising even if our emissions stop
6. We're emitting more than ever
7. Heat stress means big trouble