pic of the week — look inside america
Within the last month, climate scientists estimated that an area of the Northern Hemisphere polar ice cap almost twice the size of Britain disappeared as a result of the unprecedented heat, allowing for the Northwest Passage has become fully navigable for the first time in history. “If present trends continue, scientists predict that the Arctic could become ice-free during the summer months within 23 years. To put that into context, it took the last 30 years for it to lose almost a third of its ice (Treehugger).”
The Northern Hemisphere sea ice area reached a historic minimum in September (4.28 million sq. km), representing a 23% drop in sea ice coverage from the previous record ice minimum (September 2005) and a 39% drop from the long-term average.
Find out more at NSIDC.
[MP3]: Blur ”Look Inside America”
Blur; Virgin, 2007
Above pic via onlystardust
all of this will lead to rapid sea rise, which in turn, effects warming and weather, and more rain, and larger storm surges, and coastal flooding… ahhh!!!
that’s it, i’m moving to montana.