Canada ups military in disputed Arctic
posted by Chris Irwin at 4:57 PM
Monday, July 09, 2007
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So we now have lots of ice melting around the Earth's poles, widening land areas once covered in ice and creating more space in waterways once clogged by icebergs and sheets of ice. The ice is receding in the polar regions.
On the other hand, in the equatorial regions, something is growing, and this is the desertification of once fertile lands. The phenomenon has been called one of the greatest environmental challenge of our times.
Our world is changing and we're not prepared for it. Worst of all, we're also apparently not prepared to keep things under control. Is there a way to reverse global warming? We'll never know unless we try.
You can read the details of the danger desertification brings in TheNewsRoom link that follows.
http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/455140/Science+and+Technology?c_id=wom-bc-ar
As a representative of the ScienceDesk of TheNewsRoom, I call on all who care for the Earth and it's environment to work together to make more people aware of what's happening.
TheNewsRoom has already been quite helpful to many in distributing news on global warming issues. TheNewsRoom is happy to accomodate you. If you wish to know more, you may send your inquiries to jtowns@voxant.com.
- Alvin from TheScienceDesk at TheNewsRoom.com
Hey, thanks for your email, Zatoichi. Global warming is really being felt even more as time goes by. I've never experienced such hot weather during summer and intense storms in the rainy season.
What really bothers me is news of glacial lakes disappearing and landscapes transformed because of changes in the climate. It's news like these that I post in my site.
I remember as a kid I used to watch the Encyclopedia Britannica series on television, and scientists have asked then if the Earth is heading toward another ice age or not. Thirty years later, we now know what's happening. It's a dire tale and, with great effort to prevent it, we can hope for a happy ending.
It's amazing to see how nations are quick to patrol land that's been newly exposed from under melting ice. I mean, it's global warming rearing it's ugly head and some people seem to be more concerned of the economic potential of such phenomenon. It's strange that when global warming produces opportunities for making money, people grab it and ignore the bigger picture. So ocean passages in the Arctic are now wider and can cut travel time between Europe and Asia, but what about the shrinkage of fertile lands and the increase in dust storms in other places on the globe? Remember the dust bowl of the United States? The pretty picture may not be so pretty at all in the long run.
I put in a good word about this site to TheNewsRoom. Those interested may want to contribute content to it as a global warming "warrior" or find good ones they can use in the future.
It's great to have sites like these with dedicated people to give it life. Thanks again. Here's something that I'm sure will inspire your readers: http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/502362/Odd?c_id=wom-bc-ar
- Alvin from TheScienceDesk at TheNewsRoom
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