Glaciers Are Melting Faster Than Expected, UN Reports

ScienceDaily (Mar. 18, 2008) -- The world's glaciers are continuing to melt away with the latest official figures showing record losses, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.

Data from close to 30 reference glaciers in nine mountain ranges indicate that between the years 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 the average rate of melting and thinning more than doubled.

I don't know who's expectations are so slow that any observed climate change is always faster but they seem to be in a continual state of surprise.


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http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/seaice_conditio ...

In general, the cryosphere is experiencing some of the biggest ongoing climatic changes.

a sibilant intake of breath

Here I thought it was oil.  Nope, it's water.  The oil of this century.

Once the glaciers are melted, 100s of millions will be on the move, looking for water and food as rivers dry up.

Munitions!   A great investment ..or the greatest investment?  War is FOREVER.  

And you thought it was diamonds?  

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

My take is that his central thesis is that a society organized around competition rather than co-operation can thrust cultures over the local malthusian tipping point before they initiate an effective response. The collapse, when it happens is sudden and appears to be a suprise to the majority of the population.

Let's just say I don't plan on spending any time in Los Angeles or Houston ever again.

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It's either a compliment that he knows we'll all fill in the rest, or a lament that we generally reply without thoroughly reading his articles..or both?

The writer has to know the prey, know it's habits.  And almost no bait is needed.  Hehey.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin