good news — the arctic is melting
Posted on August 20th, 2007 by admin
Discovery Channel :: News - Earth :: Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to New Low
Aug. 17, 2007 — There was less sea ice in the Arctic on Friday than ever before on record, and the melting is continuing, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported.“Today is a historic day,” said Mark Serreze, a senior research scientist at the center. “This is the least sea ice we’ve ever seen in the satellite record and we have another month left to go in the melt season this year.”
Yay! It’s getting warmer. A previously unusable section of the Earth’s surface is becoming habitable… The vast riches of the Arctic seafloor are coming within reach … The fabled Northwest Passage is becoming a reality … The polar bear threat is diminishing …
Changes are opportunities too.
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