WELL, THAT’S A RELIEF: IPCC Calls Off Planetary Emergency. “IPCC now believes that in the 21st Century, Atlantic Ocean circulation collapse is ‘very unlikely,’ ice sheet collapse is ‘exceptionally unlikely,’ and catastrophic release of methane hydrates from melting permafrost is ‘very unlikely.'” Here’s more from Georgia Tech’s Judith Curry.

Bottom line: Al Gore’s catastrophism not backed by science, even the IPCC version thereof.