The extraordinary Retreat of Arctic Ocean Sea Ice, 2007

In September 2007, the sheath of floating sea ice on the Arctic Ocean pulled back far beyond the average minimum measured since satellites have kept track starting in 1979. Many experts foresee a similar, if not bigger, retreat in 2008. Visit svc.gsfc.nasa.gov and nytimes.com/climate for more background. email dotearth @ nytimes.com

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[EdMajinLee199999]

within 3 years, aliens will come to earth and share with us their alien technology. See I can make stupid claims about the future too.

[vengencefrom1979]

current CO2 levels are at 392 ppm, within 3 years they will hit 400 ppm, a level not seen for millions of years. global warming has the potential to defrost antarctica not in centuries or even decades but years. antarctica is connected to every tectonic plate around the world. when trillons of tons of ice are removed it will rise out of the ocean by as much as five miles and crack the earths crust. this is not a doom and gloom prophesy, this is science. we are going to need a lot ot trees.

[MillyVanillification]

@Greymulkin2010 the 10 °C plus will result in cold weather. not easy to understand, hm? hotter air means more evaporation. evaporation brings down temperatures. having more energy in our system will cause the weather to alternate faster and more extreme between hot and cold periods. Only 4°C plus in average and the earth is not inhabitable for us all anymore. so be careful with your wishes :)

[Greymulkin2010]

It's pretty cold where I live. Five to 10 degrees warming would be great.

[BeondaPale]

Or a great big one

[mzAppleBottom5]

actually global warming will cause the little ice age.

[adrastea99]

I agree that government and religion are forms of control, government being authoritative control and religion being an inspiration for self control.

Much needed control.

However the climate anomaly that's occurring is anything but fake. Its hard to believe you haven't seen proof of it with your own eyes, where do you live? Maybe its less noticeable in a big city but its pretty clear where i am.

[BeondaPale]

WRONG -- looked -- not there -- not true BS artists

1998 -- STILL warmest year on record -- 2007 STILL 2nd warmest year on record. No matter HOW much you wish FACT would just go away, it ain't gonna happen.

Science in all about PROOF, lying moron

[VerbotenDingleberry]

I don't have to show you anything. I already found it (with very little effort) because I was actually *interested* in finding it after someone told *me* about it. Neptune and Mars are the two most studied in this way. A simple Google session will answer all your questions.

The evidence is there. All you have to do is look.

I'd rather be arrogant (and right) than willfully ignorant.

[BeondaPale]

Anyone who can't see that Business IS IN LEAGUE with Government and has been since the INVENTION of business and government truly is too stupid for words.