North Pole COULD Be Ice Free This Summer


	North Pole COULD Be Ice Free This Summer

jamesgrimes

6-27-2008 10:59 AM

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jamesgrimes says:

Could be? You people at the NSIDC in Boulder are experts, right? So will it be gone this summer or not? Secondly, if yes, would the land underneath the ice not rise? Thus more land with more possible oil for us humans to live on?

So many questions, so few people to answer them.

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