ironic antarctic
Though this article seems a bit vague, the last paragraph in the following quote is painful.
“We are taking a risk with the global climate,” said Paal Prestrud, vice-chair of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report, which says emissions of gases from cars, factories and power plants are mostly to blame.The Arctic Ocean could be almost ice-free in summer by the end of the century, the report found.
Inuit hunters are falling through ice, permafrost is thawing and destabilizing foundations of buildings and vital winter roads while the habitat of creatures from polar bears to seals is literally melting away.
The report says that the thaw will have some positive side-effects. Oil and gas deposits will be easier to reach, more farming may be possible and short-cut trans-Arctic shipping lanes may open.
5 November 2004, 14:59 ::
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