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Greenland’s Ice is Melting

Dave Dempsey — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:23:02 +0000

Chuck Dayton's recent kayak trip in the waters off Greenland's coast confirmed many reports that its ice is melting at an shocking and catastrophic rate. The Minnesota conservation advocate is a 40-year veteran of the environmental movement; Dayton recently completed a kayaking expedition in the waters off Greenland. He returned with first-hand observations of alarming changes in glacial ice: "Global warming is real in Greenland; you can hear it. You can see the shrinking glaciers, and the melt-water atop the massive ice cap, and you know that as it melts, the seas will rise with disastrous consequences."

5 Most Bizarre Forms of Soccer on Earth

ifaynshteyn — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:04 +0000

When you need your soccer fix, get out there and play, no matter what the surface! read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

The Endurance Expedition: The Most Incredible Survival Story in History

Karl Fabricius — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:14:58 +0000

This is the story of one of the most remarkable adventures ever – a tale of courage and strength in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity. The Endurance Expedition may have failed to achieve its objective of crossing the southernmost contine...

Photo Sunday – Mt. Kilimanjaro

Adam Shake — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:32:25 +0000

Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is an inactive volcano in north-eastern Tanzania. Related posts:

Photo Sunday – Journey Through the Arctic Ice

Adam Shake — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:28:29 +0000

Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action. Susan Collins Related posts:

Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Faster than Ever

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:48:12 +0000

More data show that ‘Yes, climate change is happening, ice is melting at alarming rates, and the time for action is now.’

Independent research using state-of-the-art modeling and satellite observations shows that melting of the Greenland ice sheet is speeding up.

Four months ago, new research showed that Arctic sea ice was at its lowest point in about 800 years, another study a couple months ago showed suprisingly fast melting in Greenland and Antarctica. Now, research from other scientists in Bristol (UK) published in Science confirms that ice sheets in Greenland are melting at an unprecedented rate.

There has been a lot of effort in the past few months to knock down climate change activists, say it isn’t happening. No wonder, of course, given that we are quickly approaching one of the most important meetings in the history of the human race — the climate change conference in Copenhagen. This new report shows again that whether we admit it or not, ice is melting, sea levels are bound to rise, climate change is happening, and the whole world will be changed as a result of it.

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Kilimanjaros Snows Melting at Accelerated Pace

Adam Shake — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:46 +0000

Kilimanjaro has lost 85 percent of the snow and ice that makes up the mountaintop glaciers and could be completely bare in 15 years. Related posts:

Lasers from Space Show Ice Sheets Thinning — Greenland and Antarctica

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:16:49 +0000

**This week in the journal Nature scientists give the most comprehensive view of thinning ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica to date.**

Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of Bristol analyzed 50 million satellite measurements (from NASA) to show the massive ice loss on these polar giants.

The result are surprising, even to the scientists.

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Global Warming in the Arctic — Much Worse than We Thought!

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:21:33 +0000

A new study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), released today, says that the effects of warming in the Arctic are “dire… far worse than previous projections.” Dr Martin Sommerkorn, senior climate change advisor for WWF’s Arctic program (who works on this stuff everyday) says: “What they found was a truly sobering picture.”

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100 Days to Copenhagen Climate Conference Marked by Ice Sculptures in China and India

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:06:39 +0000

Yesterday, marking the 100-day countdown to the world-changing climate change conference in Copenhagen, Greenpeace presented beautiful ice sculptures in China and India to “to symbolise the ‘disappearing future‘ for the 1.3 billion people in Asia at risk of water shortage as a result of climate change” and “to show ‘the world washed away’ by glacial melts. They also engaged in several other creative demonstrations around the world to encourage climate action in Copenhagen in December.

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