So a ninety five percent chance
That we may cause a problem The earth is not at risk
It never was
Only humanity is at risk
And we...
Traversing slug like
Across the garden of earth
Are without a prayer
Unless the makers return
And sort out the mess we made
*Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its fifth assessment report on the physical science of global warming and made it clear that the continued burning of fossil fuels to run our cars, factories and electricity plants is now virtually certain (95% certainty) to induce serious alterations to our climate. These changes will appear with stealth. Nevertheless, the IPCC's report makes it clear that rising sea levels, acidifying oceans, shrinking icecaps and thawing Arctic tundra are now likely to occur with virtual certainty by the end of the present century.
