Friday, February 04, 2005

Antarctic ice sheet breaking up


New Scientist Breaking News:
The massive west Antarctic ice sheet, previously assumed to be stable, is starting to collapse, scientists warned on Tuesday.

If the ice on the peninsula melts entirely it will raise global sea levels by 0.3 metres, and the west Antarctic ice sheet contains enough water to contribute metres more. The last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2001, said that collapse of this ice sheet was unlikely during the 21st century. That may now need to be reassessed, Rapley warned.
West Antartic breaking up and sea levels will rise many feet when it does. The peninsula that is known to be melting will cause a rise of 1 foot.

Blair and climate scientists say act now, there is no longer time to wait. The GOP is using novelist Crichton to say this is scare tactics. Who do you believe? Nearly all scientists or Bush playing the part of the stupid authority figure who is always wrong in a 70's disaster movie?

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