Tickling the dragons tail. Now in full scale.

When the scientists made the experiments to design the first atom-bomb one of the tests was called "tickling the dragons tail". For a very short while, they created critical mass (and hoped that it should stay with a tickle). The climate change however is for real - and full scale!

The IPCC is about to present their 4th report and some details have leaked. There is nothing really new but rather emphasised, more detailed and more scary. Thanks to the Stern Review the "dry messages" from IPCC have been put in context and the ppm (that few of us can visualise) have been flesh and blood for our imagination. The report will be released on Friday this week.

* Heat waves in Europe will be more frequent, more intense and longer

* Tropical storms and hurricanes more frequent and severe

* The arctic will be ice-free in the summers and mountain glaciers disappear or drastically smaller

* Sea levels will rise significantly

And then it sounds like a really bad joke that some organisations are planning to exploit fossil fuel resources in the arctic when the ice has melted! Someone is planning to light their cigars on the blast from the dragon's fiery breath, it seems!