Back in July, I posited an ice-free arctic during the summer of 2009. We came very close in 2008 but how can I be certain that it will occur next year? The reasons are all around us. At the top of the list is the fact that the ambient temperature within the Arctic Circle right now is 9 degrees Fahrenheit above normal!
The great ice shelf of Greenland continues not only to melt but accelerate in velocity of loss. In fact, the trillions of gallons of fresh water which are pouring into the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas from Greenland and other ice shelves are causing enormous shifts in oceanic salinity factors. This is not good!
As a journalist, I will not ask you to envision a future based on a science fiction movie. However, in May of 2004, Fox released a film which was science fiction at the time but has become more of a documentary. It is The Day After Tomorrow and I exhort you to rent it on DVD or Blu-ray immediately. Why? The horrible devastation inflicted on humanity, which makes the special effects of the film so compelling, is spawned in large part by huge shifts in oceanic salinity factors.
Guess what is happening right now, today, as you read this?
My friend, we have been living on the environmental equivalent of borrowed time for about 30 years and the bill is about to come due. We all must take action and the excuses of uncertainty become more ridiculous with each passing moment. To learn what you can do to help abate the climate crisis, visit one of my favorite websites:
FightGlobalWarming.com
Fomenting the Triple Bottom Line
Corbett Kroehler
photo courtesy of NOAA
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