Post from Joshua Van Dyk's Blog:
Arctic ice cap no longer existent in 2070?
| By Joshua Van Dyk - Jul 1, 2008 5:53:05 PM ET |
| Also listed in: The Evergreen State for an Evergreen World |
Some scary news posted today. Link.
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Arctic ice cap could melt by 2070, Russia warns
By Moscow correspondent Scott Bevan
Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 9:25am AEST
A Russian parliamentary committee has warned that the Arctic ice cap may be gone by 2070, wiping out animal species and displacing the region's indigenous people.
The North Affairs Committee of Russia's Upper House of Parliament has prepared a report which outlines a bleak future for the Arctic.
Committee member Yury Vorobyov has told the Interfax news agency that the thickness of ice in the Arctic Ocean has nearly halved in the past 30 years.
Overall, he says the ice cover has shrunk by almost a third in the past century.
Mr Vorobyov has warned that ongoing melting could disrupt the traditional lifestyle of northern indigenous people as large areas flood, and some animal species including polar bears will become extinct.
He says these dangers have to be taken into account by the Russian Government in its policies for the region.
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Arctic ice cap could melt by 2070, Russia warns
By Moscow correspondent Scott Bevan
Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 9:25am AEST
A Russian parliamentary committee has warned that the Arctic ice cap may be gone by 2070, wiping out animal species and displacing the region's indigenous people.
The North Affairs Committee of Russia's Upper House of Parliament has prepared a report which outlines a bleak future for the Arctic.
Committee member Yury Vorobyov has told the Interfax news agency that the thickness of ice in the Arctic Ocean has nearly halved in the past 30 years.
Overall, he says the ice cover has shrunk by almost a third in the past century.
Mr Vorobyov has warned that ongoing melting could disrupt the traditional lifestyle of northern indigenous people as large areas flood, and some animal species including polar bears will become extinct.
He says these dangers have to be taken into account by the Russian Government in its policies for the region.
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