<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Antarctic shrinking much faster than expected]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by LGT http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:28:23 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/1 To fly boldly where no aussie has...

"Australian scientists landed on an ice runway in Antarctica on Friday, officially opening a new air link between Australia and the white continent."

"An Airbus A319 became the first passenger aircraft to land on the four kilometre-long Wilkins Runway [500-meter thick glacial ice!]"

"It's a remarkable engineering feat these people have achieved," Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett said of the new runway after landing in midnight sunshine at minus 16 degrees Celsius conditions.

"It's a logistical triumph and connects the last two continents to be linked by air," he added."

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143& ...

]]> To fly boldly where no aussie has...

"Australian scientists landed on an ice runway in Antarctica on Friday, officially opening a new air link between Australia and the white continent."

"An Airbus A319 became the first passenger aircraft to land on the four kilometre-long Wilkins Runway [500-meter thick glacial ice!]"

"It's a remarkable engineering feat these people have achieved," Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett said of the new runway after landing in midnight sunshine at minus 16 degrees Celsius conditions.

"It's a logistical triumph and connects the last two continents to be linked by air," he added."

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=143& ...

]]> Comment #2 by mkwrk2 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:41:15 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/2 gradual natural process

Well, no such thing as "a denial of the global warming" might be existing but a realistic approach to a natural process of the Earth aging sustained by inextricably linked and interfering gradual geo-structural alterations, solar radiation, space rays, planetary magnetism, ozone depletion and climate change following up the unstoppable deteriorating (on merits of human existence) of biosphere accustomed:
M. Kerjman, The X-Challenge
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/302957/



]]> gradual natural process

Well, no such thing as "a denial of the global warming" might be existing but a realistic approach to a natural process of the Earth aging sustained by inextricably linked and interfering gradual geo-structural alterations, solar radiation, space rays, planetary magnetism, ozone depletion and climate change following up the unstoppable deteriorating (on merits of human existence) of biosphere accustomed:
M. Kerjman, The X-Challenge
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/302957/



]]> Comment #3 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:14:34 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/3 Ice like DOW


The ice is melting...the way the DOW Jones is melting.

Freeing precious resources to the parched.

Fresh water...needed in the Southwest...in the Sahara.

What a great time to be alive!!!

My Log


]]> Ice like DOW


The ice is melting...the way the DOW Jones is melting.

Freeing precious resources to the parched.

Fresh water...needed in the Southwest...in the Sahara.

What a great time to be alive!!!

My Log


]]> Comment #4 by JMG http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:06:05 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/4 Edwards calls for moratorium on coal plants

Edwards calls for no coal plants to be built unless and until they can sequester carbon.

http://www.johnedwards.com/watch/renewable-energy/

Save the world: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 5% annually.

]]> Edwards calls for moratorium on coal plants

Edwards calls for no coal plants to be built unless and until they can sequester carbon.

http://www.johnedwards.com/watch/renewable-energy/

Save the world: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 5% annually.

]]> Comment #5 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:20:11 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/5 Exponential meltdown

It maybe too late for coastal areas already, even 5 feet would be devestating.

It is really too bad that simple math, like exponential rates of change, are so difficult to understand.

10 to 20 years to 100% renewable energy and conservation and organic farming and ending human overpopulation trends would reverse the meltdown, but not without coastal catastrophe anymore.  The trend to renewables could go exponential too, then it will be quite a race down to the wire.

Maybe the people who were not allowed to rebuild in New Orleans were lucky?

When will NYC start on the huge sea wall around it's islands?  It better be soon.  It won't be an overnight project.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Exponential meltdown

It maybe too late for coastal areas already, even 5 feet would be devestating.

It is really too bad that simple math, like exponential rates of change, are so difficult to understand.

10 to 20 years to 100% renewable energy and conservation and organic farming and ending human overpopulation trends would reverse the meltdown, but not without coastal catastrophe anymore.  The trend to renewables could go exponential too, then it will be quite a race down to the wire.

Maybe the people who were not allowed to rebuild in New Orleans were lucky?

When will NYC start on the huge sea wall around it's islands?  It better be soon.  It won't be an overnight project.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Comment #6 by Pangolin http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:24:31 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-hits-the-fan/6 "Faster Than Expected....."

It's a cliche.

Anybody that hasn't done so already google these fun strings:

climate "faster than expected"
CO2 "faster than expected"
glacier "faster than expected"
oil "faster than expected"
greenland "faster than expected"
methane "faster than expected"
emissions drop "faster than expected"  (no that really doesn't work does it?)

Now just try and sleep a whole night after reading the header strings on those searches. I can't do it. Sweet dreams.

Put the Carbon Back







]]> "Faster Than Expected....."

It's a cliche.

Anybody that hasn't done so already google these fun strings:

climate "faster than expected"
CO2 "faster than expected"
glacier "faster than expected"
oil "faster than expected"
greenland "faster than expected"
methane "faster than expected"
emissions drop "faster than expected"  (no that really doesn't work does it?)

Now just try and sleep a whole night after reading the header strings on those searches. I can't do it. Sweet dreams.

Put the Carbon Back







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