Thoughts: Arctic melting - no problem

mtkass.blogspot.com | Jul. 4, 2008 (Opinion)

The melting of the arctic sea ice is proceeding at least 2 decades ahead of the predictions of the most extreme models. It is most likely that we will see a virtually ice free Arctic ocean within a decade. We will all be able to see how this natural experiment proceeds in the very near future. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by William Hughes-Games - Mar 2, 2009 - 11:44 AM PST
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While the article looks very authoritative and scientific, not references nor credentials of the writer are provided. Scenarios of great and rapid change are presented.

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