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PaulaFarrell (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:17 AM Original message |
Most Arctic sea ice 'gone in decade' |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. AWESOME!!! SURF'S UP!!! |
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ro1942 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Greed is going kill life as we know it |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yes, we will continue consuming fossil fuels until they are gone. |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Finally, the "Northern Passage" is open! |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. Maybe then the deniers will shut up. Too bad it'll be too late for the arctic. |
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SteveG (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. and if we lose the Arctic Ice Cap? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Great! Without all that inconvenient ice the Arctic oil fields will be |
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MidwestRick (604 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. Has the Arctic Ocean always had ice in summer? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well once we kill ourselves off, it probably won't take the earth much time |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Please don’t angst! |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. If you remove your head from that oak knothole and step back, you might actually see the forest. n/t |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Did the Earth always have a billion or two automobiles and millions of industries |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. kick |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Arctic ice cap 'to disappear in future summers' (within 20 to 30 years) |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Well, that's about when China becomes the #1 superpower. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. i for one welcome our arctic ice saving chinese overlords. n/t |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Sorry, but I have to report your sarcastic comment... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Speaking of that...... |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. HA!! |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. See post 5. nt |
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SteveG (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. How high above sea level do most Chinese live? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Not just floods, China, India and much of Asia rely on rivers being fed from |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. When sea ice melts, it does not raise sea level. Only land-borne ice can do that. n/t |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. This whole environmental collapse thing is disturbing |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. It does, indeed, |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. this could mean extinction for the polar bear . . . |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Could? I believe their extinction is certain. |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. More fresh water shuts down the ocean convection currents= Ice Age and tropical Burn |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. K&R. //nt |
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showpan (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-15-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. There are still a lot of questions |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-16-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Yes, Exxon Mobil paid millions to push those "controversies" |
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