Arctic In Jeapordy
I know, I know. We all know that global climate change is happening. What I find surprising is the speed at which it is proceeding. That there has been no concerted action to mitigate the impacts of climate change further reinforces the need for us to become politically involved at the local, provincial/state, national and international levels. It’s a reason to be involved, to apply our creativity and ingenuity to this problem once and for all.
We are the turnaround generation.
U.S. scientists project a two-thirds loss of world’s polar bears by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of the world’s polar bears will be killed off by 2050, including the entire population in Alaska, because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, government scientists forecast Friday.
Melting of Arctic sea ice shatters record
Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its lowest levels since record keeping began nearly 30 years ago, reaching a minimum area last weekend that was over a million square kilometres less than the previous low, scientists said Thursday.
