Endangered Ice
By August of 2007, a record 65 percent of the ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere had been lost. Reports suggest this was due to a combination of warm ocean currents, fluke winds, and unusually sunny weather.
There had been some hope that the ice would recover but now scientists report the North Pole may melt this summer.
Thicker ice, pushed against the Canadian continental shelf by weather and Earth's rotation, would still survive the summer. However, even conservative estimates predict the Arctic will be completely ice free in the summer by 2100.
David Barber, of the University of Manitoba said "We jokingly call [perennial ice] an endangered species... It's on its way out. And so we're studying it as quickly as we can, because there isn't going to be any of it left pretty soon."
Image: Sea ice concentration in 2003. Credit: NASA
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Hope melts the Heart
~Aydra Jenson~. . ..Keeper of the StarSix. http://myspace.com/starsixmusic
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This makes my heart melt, mostly because I feel I've neglected to pilgrimage to this part of the world while ice-caps were still vibrant.
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But alas, I also find hope in my melting heart- a warmth and newness knowing there may be things to discover which have been so long in the darkness, beneath the icy surface.
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Perhaps we can all work to shift our focus of this seemingly 'tragic', natural yet accelerated movement of the poles and see that the land which is revealing itself in the northern hemispheres may prove as new and resource-rich territory for those of us brave enough to venture into our New World Myth. Perhaps the ground to build sustainable communities, agriculture and new transportation developments awaits us. Who knows? blessings often disguise themselves.
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Long live the believers and let there be hope in our melting hearts.
also see this flick
http://www.10000bcmovie.com
~AYDRA J~
an odd benefit
65%!?*$#!
Wow, 65% of the ice cover disappeared in a year! Can you say apocalypse now?? This might have something to do with it.. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625140649.htm but don't tell the man made global warming zealots..the return of the ice age cycle, peak oil, and the 2012 conjunction all at once! Must just be a coincedence ; )
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That's interesting, but the
That's interesting, but the article doesn't mention how big an effect the volcanoes have might be having on the arctic ice.
Then I found this -
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419241/
'scientists see no connection to ice loss'
even though it also says -
'The eruptions discharge large amounts of carbon dioxide, helium, trace metals and heat into the water over long distances'
(Also it's interesting that the scientists didn't think this kind of explosive volcano was possible under deep water, until they found the evidence of it, so if they were wrong about that maybe they're wrong about the effects of it as well)
old news
The North Pole hase been melting for a decade now, every summer, to the point that boats can travel right through the center...I presented an article in high school on the subject stressing that this situation is serious and very intense. It was taken with a grain of pencil lead.
Now the ice will be completely gone!
This may (most definately) lead to a magnetic polar shift.