Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts


	Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts

TheCatWhisperer

12-12-2007 12:06 PM

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global warming, arctic, ice, melt, proof is in the pudding

TheCatWhisperer says:

Its hard to be a nay sayer when the proof is kickin gyou in the face...

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12-12-2007 12:56 PM

adamc

It feels like a spring day today in New York.

12-12-2007 12:59 PM

michaelll

Was the record melt seen all over the Arctic in 2007 a blip amid relentless and steady warming?

Good question, and i am sure there will be no shortage of global warming critics who will advocate waiting for more years to discover the answer to that .

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