Ronen
08-02-2008, 08:04 PM
Article of interest:
"Researchers were astounded when, in the fall of 2007, they discovered that the year-round ice pack in the Arctic Ocean had lost some 20 percent of its mass in just two years, setting a new record low since satellite imagery began documenting the terrain in 1978. Without action to stave off climate change, some scientists believe that, at that rate, all of the year-round ice in the Arctic could be gone by as early as 2030..."
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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=arctic-ice-melts-cause-rising-sea&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend
"Researchers were astounded when, in the fall of 2007, they discovered that the year-round ice pack in the Arctic Ocean had lost some 20 percent of its mass in just two years, setting a new record low since satellite imagery began documenting the terrain in 1978. Without action to stave off climate change, some scientists believe that, at that rate, all of the year-round ice in the Arctic could be gone by as early as 2030..."
for more check out -
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=arctic-ice-melts-cause-rising-sea&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend