The Great Meltdown - Antartica

May 2007
Of all the places affected by global warming, Antarctica seems to be experiencing the most dramatic climate change. The landscape has been transformed, leaving animals struggling to adapt. "On really hot days, penguins are gasping for air", states Antarctic historian Dave Burkitt. Nearly 90% of glaciers here are retreating and ice shelves are collapsing at an alarming rate. With less ice available, seals have moved inland, where they disrupt nesting birds and damage plants. "The continent warming opens up the door to the introduction of many species", explains biologist Gary Miller. "That's our immediate concern." In 1914, the explorer Ernest Shackleton set out to explore Antarctica on foot. Comparing pictures of his voyage with the situation there now reveals the scale of changes.

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[bongstoner420]

what did i do!? i said shit as in shit that sucks? and you want me to die because i think its a bad thing that antartica is melting? also whats up with you calling me a loser and on your page it says your favorite "tv shows" are Ugly Betty, Friends, Desperate Houswives, Lost, Oc, Smallville?? fuck you

[KungFatty]

i wanna see whats under that glacier,,,, mystery's and secrets of the ancients!!!

[outlier56]

@bongstoner420 haha let the truth be known!!!!

[david222444]

@Serial520 bullshit !

[uncatila]

the cave men drove cars and caused the mamouths to become extinct. Therefore we must stop driving cars.

[acekicksaxe]

i just think its a very good video i would love to visit antartica one day but i have heard the the earth is cooling and this whole global warming thing is making people green billionaire?

[hvsk00]

Been there. Been to ALL the sites in the video. Been there with scientists who had been returning for more than 20 years. They pointed out the changes that they'd seen over time--retreating glaciers, huge sheets of ice shelf that had broken off, and decreased salinity of sea water caused by melting glaciers and ice. Yes, indeed--we saw everything shown in the video. All that the scientists can do is watch--and hope that global warming can be slowed, as halting it seems to be impossible.

[Serial520]

Glassier.

Global Warming is only a controversy among non-scientists.



[wayne487msc]

Funny, most of the Antarctic stations built in the early 50s have been abandoned due to the crushing effects of ice coverage.

[ericd727]

As soon as he said "Global Warming" I got the hell out.

[claudelebel55]

@salamonetalton mr scientist says so ! well we should make you head of the global science community with your 10 Ph.D's. Tell the truth. Do you really know that global warming is bullshit ? Everywhere the ice is melting, in the Arctic and in Antarctica and according to you this is because the earth is in a cooling stage ? duh ? What great scientific knowledge do you possess that allows you to make such a statement and hope to be taken seriously.

[CokeSupply]

Hmm what's this? A video claiming that Antarctica is suffering from global warming, when Antarctica IS IN FACT CURRENTLY GROWING AND IS APPROACHING ITS LARGEST SIZE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN? Hmmm! BULLSHIT scare stories like this serve a political agenda - the taxation of every human behing on the planet by a centralised banking system that will ultimately server to financially enslave the whole race! You global warming freaks really do need to either get educated or just fuck off !!