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| Greenland soon green? Greenpeace is upset! |
| 2005-07-22 |
| A glacier in Greenland is melting very rapidly and has accelerated its slide sliding into the sea, Greenpeace said Thursday, saying the "dramatic" discovery proved that immediate action is needed to stop climate change. "Preliminary findings indicate Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier on Greenland's east coast could be one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world with a speed of almost 14 kilometres (nearly nine miles) per year," scientists aboard a Greenpeace ship in the Arctic said. In 1988, the glacier was advancing at just five kilometers per year, the scientists on the Arctic Sunrise ship said, citing satellite imagery. ... |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #12 So, if global warming really exists, I could go to Michigan or North Dakota to retire and not Florida. If that's the case I'm in favor of global warming. |
| Posted by: Cosmic Crusader 2005-07-22 21:42 |
| #11 Hush Hose, we knew it has the happy hunting ground. |
| Posted by: Shamu 2005-07-22 20:29 |
| #10 Cheaderhead, I am pretty much convinced we can cool the climate any time we like by injecting large quantities of dust into the midlevel atmosphere. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-07-22 19:14 |
| #9 send more grant money and your SUV's to us now |
| Posted by: Climatescientist 2005-07-22 17:51 |
| #8 Kinda funny that the same folks who swear by evolution believe in a static environment. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2005-07-22 17:29 |
| #7 I believe that the name Greenland was coined after Viking focus groups indicated that few settlers were interested in migating to Coldasawitchsbosumland. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-07-22 17:04 |
| #6 Wasn't Greenland specifically named "Groenland" (green country) by the vickings or something because at the time its coasts were ice free and, well, green with moss? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-07-22 16:58 |
| #5 By chance just what do they refer to the climate of the late Middle Ages that was considerably warmer than now. As I recall wine grapes were being grown in southern Britian then something that I still think can't be done today. Settlers in Greenland were able to maintain viable communities primarliy in the SW part of the island. I do remember seeing copies of letters from Bishops describing visits of either them selves or proxies to Greenland as late as 1450? Plus just how do these idiots think we could stop a major shift in climate change if one is going on now (I think the climate is going through a period of change, its just that it is always going through a period of change. Plus the change rate is variable also). The only way we could effect a reduction in the rate of change is to undertake a massive program of some for of industry. Either in changing the energy production process or in the introduction of gasses into the atmosphere to get the change desired. Kind of ironic that to save the planet* they would have to rely on industry *The notion that they can "save" the planet to me merely illustrates the heights of arrogance that these people have reached |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-07-22 16:57 |
| #4 I suggest gathering all the Greenpeace members to Greenland and have them push the glacier back into place. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-07-22 15:52 |
#3 In 1988, the glacier was advancing at just five kilometers per yearSo they admit that as late as 1988, we were in the throes of global cooling? Whew! Thank goodness we dodged that bullet. No need to thank us SUV-owners - happy to help out. ;-p "How many more urgent warnings does the (US President George W.) Bush administration need before it takes meaningful action on climate change?"Hey, dipshit, CONGRESS voted during the Clintoon administration that we would not ratify your destroy-America wet dream Kyoto treaty. The President doesn't "take" this kind of "meaningful action" - Congress does. And right now, that meaningful action is to NOT sign on to anything that will destroy America's economy. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-22 15:06 |
| #2 My question,what is the right climate? We know the climate is constantly changing,so just what does Greenpeace believe is the perfect climate? Since climate change is natural,I would have thought that those who believe in protecting nature the most,would want the least interference in controlling the climate. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2005-07-22 15:06 |
| #1 What do they propose we do? Elect a Democrat, by chance? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-07-22 15:02 |