California-Sized Area of Ice Melts in Antarctica

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Posted by Acuariano1951 on May-16-2007 13:40:

California-Sized Area of Ice Melts in Antarctica

Warm temperatures melted an area of western Antarctica that adds up to the size of California in January 2005, scientists report.

Satellite data collected by the scientists between July 1999 and July 2005 showed clear signs that melting had occurred in multiple distinct regions, including far inland and at high latitudes and elevations, where melt had been considered unlikely.

�Antarctica has shown little to no warming in the recent past with the exception of the Antarctic Peninsula,� said Konrad Steffen of the University of Colorado, Boulder. �But now large regions are showing the first signs of the impacts of warming as interpreted by this satellite analysis.�

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Posted by StanVoid on May-16-2007 13:44:

look look out! it's global warming!

rrrRRRRRUUUUUNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Lira on May-16-2007 13:50:

Wasn't us! The climate went mad on its own, I swear!

Posted by EarnYourKeep on May-16-2007 13:59:

time to stock up on the good stuff...who knows whats gonna happen and when it does..i wanna be sure i'm chillin LOL

Posted by venomX on May-16-2007 17:13:

quote:
Originally posted by kid nyce
time to stock up on the good stuff...who knows whats gonna happen and when it does..i wanna be sure i'm chillin LOL

im thinking of selling my snowboard and buying a surfboard man.

Posted by getfoul on May-16-2007 17:16:

PLUR!

Posted by Frenchie on May-16-2007 17:19:

Better get my floaties ready.

Posted by Acuariano1951 on May-16-2007 17:21:

do you remember Waterworld: The picture?

Posted by chach on May-16-2007 17:23:

quote:
Originally posted by StanVoid
look look out! it's global warming!

rrrRRRRRUUUUUNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

O NOES!!!!! RUNNNN !!!111

ps thanks for the warning

Posted by Allied Nations on May-16-2007 17:23:

im living on an island!

OH NOES!

Posted by kadomony on May-16-2007 17:39:

oh we'll be fine.
what's that sound of rushing water?

Posted by StanVoid on May-16-2007 17:47:

we didn't listen.

Posted by chach on May-16-2007 18:06:

quote:
Originally posted by StanVoid
we didn't listen.

take your head phones off . Duh...

Posted by mezzir on May-16-2007 18:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Acuariano1951
do you remember Waterworld: The picture?

no, but i remember waterworld: the movie

Posted by idoru on May-16-2007 18:13:

quote:
Originally posted by StanVoid
we didn't listen.

The whole concept of "global warming" didn't emerge as a global interest until the last few years, so it's not like a big enough impact could've been made in that short time to have prevented this.

Posted by Sunsnail on May-16-2007 21:06:

Wow Antarctica is big.

Red/orange/yellow is the melted part

Posted by Clovis on May-16-2007 21:15:

quote:
Originally posted by idoru
The whole concept of "global warming" didn't emerge as a global interest until the last few years, so it's not like a big enough impact could've been made in that short time to have prevented this.

Conservative cockblocking on the issue has ensured that nothing be done at all untill it is pretty much too late anyway.

They're currently arguing over whether we should cap emmissions at 2012 or 2025 levels. Well surprise retards, 1990 levels were already doing damage...

Some analyst said that such caps would cost 3% of the world GDP and put the economy into a global recession...it seems like they have no clue what the alternative would end up costing. How much money is the government going to shell out when Florida goes under water?

Posted by Acuariano1951 on May-16-2007 21:53:

quote:
Originally posted by mezzir
no, but i remember waterworld: the movie

OK! the Motion Picture!

Posted by igottaknow on May-16-2007 22:01:

thx god it just rained and cooled off a bit. its been in the mid 80s all week that hot for may in new england.

Posted by yujie__ on May-16-2007 22:03:

imagine the hot real estate that comes with this California!!!1

Posted by tubularbills on May-18-2007 01:15:

and nothing happened. wow. big surprise.