President George W Bush: Polluter of the free world

October 17th, 2005 London.
Professor Payne said: "Recent evidence strongly suggests that parts of the Antarctic ice sheet are losing mass, and contributing to sea-level rise, at rates far greater than has been previously thought. Much of the evidence comes from satellite observations of the ice sheet, which have revolutionised the way in which we view the ice sheet and have highlighted a range of ways in which the ice sheet may respond to climate change over the period of years to decades, and much faster than previously thought. These mechanisms are not included in the large-scale models currently used to predict the contribution of the Antarctic ice sheet to future sea levels. One of the major outcomes of this meeting will be new ideas about ways in which these models must be improved."