Ok, so who IS the 1% ?

I've heard anyone who makes over $500,000 yearly, and I've heard anyone with net worth more than 9 million.
Both of these seem a bit extreme to me... what is the real figure?

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liveable planet
OH MUH GAWD, WE NEED TO DESTROY OUR STANDARD OF LIVING SO THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET DOESN'T OPEN UP AND SWALLOW US

Jesus Christ, you're more of a fear-mongering idiot than the republicans who can't drop the word "terrorist."

Global surface temperatures have increased only about 0.6°C in the last 100 years.
source: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/005.htm
Global temperature has averaged only 57°F in the last 100 years.
source: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/anomalies/anomalies.html
1934 was the warmest year in the United States
source: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.D.txt
Carbon dioxide levels have risen by 30% over the past 100 and the world sure didn't end.
source: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/096.htm