For all Climate Change Skeptics: The Arctic Ice Continues to Shrink
25 September 2008
According to latest reports the arctic ice has continued shrinking. the latest facts provide grim reading and are a sign of things to come.
The facts:
This past summer, the Arctic sea ice dwindled to its second lowest level
Less than 30 years ago, there were still be 7 million square kilometers of ice left at the end of an Arctic summer. That's now dropped by almost 40 percent.
Some scientists believe that in just five years, the Arctic may be ice-free during the summer.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/23/arctic.ice/index.html
By Nicholas Bernhardt
User comments
Jonathan @ 23rd January 2009 07:43 AM
Greg @ 26th September 2008 06:24 PM
With the ice caps melting so fast why arent we taking drastic action? It worries me that the global community isnt moving faster to tackle climate change. If we wait too much longer, surely it will be too late. I think it is the lack of government action and incentives for people to change their behaviour. The big companies make the biggest mess, yet it is mainly the small companies that care enough to do something. Big miners, manufacturers, transporters,oil companies etc must know their economic future is also threatened by climate change. They need to make an effort just as BP is trying to do.
We need to push hard for government and corporate action now! Also we need to support Al Gore's call to stop building new coal fired electricity plants with no emissions controls!!!!
Suki @ 25th September 2008 05:35 PM
What worries me the most about the melting Arctic Sea ice - is the glee of the mining companies who are thrilled to have access to untold oil and mineral wealth. They have no concern for the environment and only care about making money. This is the fundamental problem we face - making money is coming before saving our long term future.
