Posted on 01/02/2010 2:29:54 PM PST by annie laurie
The Watts Up With That website has a scary story about our melting polar ice caps. John Lockwood from Washington D.C. found an interesting article from the Washington Post. Here are some excerpts:
The Arctic seems to be warming up. Reports ... all point to a radical change in climatic conditions, and hitherto unheard of high temperatures in that part of the earth's surface.
Ice conditions were exceptional. In fact, so little ice has never before been noted. Dr. Hoel reports that he made a section of the Gulf Stream at 81 degrees north latitude and took soundings to a depth of 3,100 meters. These show the Gulf Stream very warm, and it could be traced as a surface current till beyond the 81st parallel.
Where formerly great masses of ice were found, there are now often moraines, accumulations of earth and stone. At many points where glaciers formerly extended far into the sea they have entirely disappeared.
... [scroll down for the Shocking Conclusion] ...
Gosh, I hope so!
We need the real estate!
dang, those Model-t’s were emitters!
Must be true, and possible that the scientist was a relative of Gore. Dr. A. Hoel! LMAO!
Bump..great find !
“This is very recent and from the founder of the Weather Channel.”
http://www.kusi.com/home/78477082.html?video=pop&t=a%3e
Thanks for that link!
The video is short, factual, to the point and should be emailed to all your friends, co-workers, neighbors and relatives.
It’s the best, concise and colorful explanation I’ve seen that can be understood by a layman (believe me I’ve tried the longer way!)
Instead of Gore taking credit for inventing the internet, he ought to fess up and take credit for inventing global warming.
There’s an early 20th Century map of Greenland that shows islands and coastline that are only now being revealed again. Pretty sure I saw it originally at WattsUpWithThat...
The interior of the Antarctic ice cap is actually thickening.
thanks, bfl
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