122 by 2100

As we enjoy the cooler, crisper days that signal the approach of autumn here in the Mid-Atlantic we can't let our fight against climate change die down. While the phrase "global warming" loses some of its perceived gravity in the cooler days of the year, don't forget that our actions have consequences year round and the effort to keep our environment safe for all creatures inhabiting it continues. In fact, a recent Reuters article serves to shock us out of our end of summer complacence: Dutch scientists released information that the projected course of climate change has the world on its way to dangerously high temperatures by 2100. Peak temperatures and summer heat waves will become more severe, jumping even higher than the average temperature increases caused by climate change. This means that regions in India, the Middle East, Australia, and the equatorial parts of Africa and South America will see temperatures nearing 122 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 degrees Celsius, by 2100. While temperatures in the US and Mediterranean will experience slightly smaller peak increases, those heat waves will be far from comfortable, to say the least.
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Disturbing News

A crack seven miles long and a half-mile wide has emerged at the top of Greenland, scientists from NASA and Ohio State University announced yesterday. Floating as far north as possible, this region of Greenland was previously thought to be resistant to the effects of global warming- yesterday's announcement is clear evidence to the contrary and disintegration of the glacier is now expected to occur this year.
Not yet convinced that global warming is a real threat? Take an end-of-summer vacation to Nuuk and ask the locals.

Source: http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20080821/SCI.Greenland.Glaciers/