Northwest Passage All But Ice-Free
Treehugger reports that the Northwest Passage has become ice-free for the first time in recorded history. Is it now too late to act? The melting poles has renewed interest in their mineral wealth. The article also says
While it had long been expected that the Northwest Passage would gradually open up as a result of rising global temperatures, scientists were taken aback at the speed with which it happened.
August 29th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
It can never be too late to act of course…. But I think as masses we still don’t realize how serious things are.
It would be awesome if someone started quantifying these threats and getting the message across on a daily basis to everyone in the world. So I am talking mainstream media (although it happens, but I think it needs to happen in a more preaching manner)…
I do seem to feel that more and more people are aware of global warming in the back of their minds, however if they are not changing their lifestyle because of it, there is no point of this awareness.
And of course, I can’t for the life of me remember why I did not go for DreamHost to host my blog (as I had liked the idea of offsetting the environmental impact of my blog).