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- dafragsta, on 07/01/2008, -4/+22I thought I read that the north pole would melt away by the end of the summer.
- MistrBrownstone, on 07/01/2008, -4/+16If enough predictions are made about the Arctic Ice Cap, sooner or later one of them will come true. I predict.
- Isidore, on 07/01/2008, -0/+10@JimmySpaza
There has been no name change, the Intergovernmental Panel on CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) was formed in 1988. http://www.ipcc.ch/about/index.htm
In 2007 the National Scientific Academies of the following countries issued this statement, confirming the IPCC's reports.
"It is unequivocal that the climate is changing, and it is very likely that this is predominantly caused by the increasing human interference with the atmosphere. These changes will transform the environmental conditions on Earth unless counter-measures are taken."
National Academy of Sciences (US),
Royal Society (United Kingdom),
Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Science Council of Japan,
Russian Academy of Sciences,
Academia Brasiliera de Ciências (Brazil),
Royal Society of Canada,
Académie des Sciences (France),
Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Germany),
Indian National Science Academy,
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Italy),
Australian Academy of Sciences,
Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and the Arts,
Caribbean Academy of Sciences,
Indonesian Academy of Sciences,
Royal Irish Academy,
Academy of Sciences Malaysia,
Academy Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand,
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
http://www.pik-potsdam.de/news-1/resolveuid/88fcf2 ... - mtrip, on 07/01/2008, -2/+11Let me be the first to say...this would be your reflexive response to any 'global warming' story right? So your world view doesn't take evidence into account, instead you're just locked into this mindset for entirely political reasons.
- geneticlone, on 07/01/2008, -5/+13For ones I can truly say these comments really suck, seriously.
- ASSASSYN360, on 07/01/2008, -3/+10Is that when Russia will start drilling for oil in the Arctic.
- djchester, on 07/01/2008, -0/+7Believe me they will not wait that long. However both Norway and Russia claims some of the area which means it could become a conflict. As you may know, or not, Norway is a NATO member so they will not easily give up that oil-rich area.
- Kanuhduh, on 07/01/2008, -5/+10No Ice? So much for the Cold War. Beach Battle anyone?
- tierneyb, on 07/01/2008, -1/+6You're all pretty ridiculous.
- inactive, on 07/01/2008, -4/+9Its ok, drink some vodka and forget about it.
- thedogfatherx, on 07/01/2008, -1/+5I'm really curious as to what the news is going to be about global warming in lets say 50 years when i'm 76 years old.
- thebellmaster1x, on 07/01/2008, -0/+4Certainly you realize that if more ice melts than refreezes, the temperature does not have to stay above 0 degrees Celsius year-round, right?
Lord, what happened to common sense? - thebellmaster1x, on 07/01/2008, -2/+6Spaza, I'll be honest; I've read your stuff on here for quite some time. Now it's just amusing to me. As much as I hate to say it, I appreciate your trolling. Wouldn't be the same Digg without you.
- MrErr, on 07/01/2008, -1/+4can you atleast admit that there is global warming? After all the article says is that ice will be melted and mentions nothing about why.
- whazup911, on 07/01/2008, -9/+12Didn't they say the arctic melted already a couple of days ago?
- ryan83189, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3What price will increase?... polar bear meat? With the northern passage open, prices might go down in some areas.
- Isidore, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3forgeflow
who is cherrypicking? If you read the rest of NASA sources you will see consistent data from standard scientific authorities, rather than Exxon funded propaganda. - Isidore, on 07/01/2008, -0/+3For those who prefer science to sarcasm and ad hominem, try the NASA JPL CalTec website
"The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have shrunk in both area and mass. Data from JPL's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment show Greenland lost 150 to 250 cubic kilometers (36 to 60 cubic miles) of ice per year between 2002 and 2006, while Antarctica lost about 152 cubic kilometers (36 cubic miles) of ice between 2002 and 2005."
http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/keyIndicators/
http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/evidence/ - gvetterick, on 07/01/2008, -4/+6they claimed it has a 50-50 chance of melting the north pole this summer...
- xekko, on 07/01/2008, -3/+5North pole could be ice free this summer http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/06/27/no ...
- Badandy127, on 07/01/2008, -1/+3So is pointing it out, chump.
- mtrip, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2Pschhh...internet tough guy.
- maz2331, on 07/02/2008, -1/+3Las Vegas NV, June 19, 2058....
Today, the last hotel on the former Strip was demolished as the rapidly advancing glaciers breached a critical structural beam and brought the strucuture crashing into the ice. - jaxcs, on 07/01/2008, -0/+2good lord. haven't you heard about this little issue known as flooding?
- badnewshotel, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1I'll let George Carlin tackle this one:
"The planet is fine. Compared to the people, the planet is doing great. Been here four and a half billion years. Did you ever think about the arithmetic? The planet has been here four and a half billion years. We've been here, what, a hundred thousand? Maybe two hundred thousand? And we've only been engaged in heavy industry for a little over two hundred years. Two hundred years versus four and a half billion. And we have the CONCEIT to think that somehow we're a threat? That somehow we're gonna put in jeopardy this beautiful little blue-green ball that's just a-floatin' around the sun?" - gryphon50, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1I know alot of people will be screwed if global warming occurs, but wouldn't Russia come out ahead? In terms of having ice free ports and trade routes and stuff like that...seems like they wouldn't be too worried about it.
- Bhima, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1The UN published a study last year that some countries benefit more than don't and some suffer more than they benefit. Speaking very broadly it was better as you went north. But specific regions can be extremely ***** and the country be better on average :(
- n0xz, on 07/01/2008, -2/+3Why worries, the entire population of Earth will be wiped out by storms, tornado, fire, tsunami, flood, diseases, etc by then thanks to global warming.
Did anyone notice there are 5 times more natural disasters in the past 10 years than before ? Nature will always find its sweet revenge, take care of it or it will take care of you and all your future generations if you lived to have one. - inactive, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1Wow, you just dont quit....
You should get help from someone qualified to fix whatever the hell is wrong with you. - PopcornDave, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1Might make it easier. That was the first thing that I thought of when I saw the story.
- inactive, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1America has touched more innocents with it's touch of death than russia this century. Russia never went out of it's way when it did so, it crossed the border to touch others, America crossed oceans and continents. ***** perverts, now they want to touch iran.
- MistrBrownstone, on 07/01/2008, -1/+2Seriously, what with all the grammar errors and all.
- aserer511, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1Surf's up!
- banmaster, on 07/01/2008, -2/+3So they're copying america then?
- nonymous666, on 07/01/2008, -1/+2"Sun Prematurely Turns to Red Giant!"
- kigcoopa84, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1how do u figure?
- kigcoopa84, on 07/01/2008, -7/+8Russia says that in hopes to keep America from drilling so they can have all the oil...
DRILL NOW!!!!!!!!! - MrErr, on 07/01/2008, -2/+3no they didn't. do you actually bother to read what they say?
- inactive, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1banmaster, yea that's right lefty looney banmaster...those countries that the United States touches suck. That would be Germany, South Korea, Japan,....should I keep going?
- Clydesdale, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1You, sir, need to eat a big bowl of dicks.
- jmartin1117, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0I wonder why the Russian estimate is so different than the American ones? I've read that it'll be gone by 2030 ish
- geneticlone, on 07/01/2008, -2/+2Just for you:
For once I can truly say, "these comments suck". - xEn1gma, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0FAG
- inactive, on 07/01/2008, -2/+2That was exactly what I was thinking. Russia knows that the hard core Marxists that control the fringe environmental groups can be manipulated to their benefit and they will surely leverage them against the United States and Europe.
- plhofmei, on 07/01/2008, -2/+2It's not like Russia's entire land mass is currently populated. These people who inhabit the norther coastal area would have a new, likely more valuable coast-line home further south ;)
- antivirus88, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0Note to self: die before 2070.
- boardthis, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1bad santa!
- inactive, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1You won't live that long, I'll make sure of it.
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