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Changes at the Ends of the Earth

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ April 7, 2009 ⋅ Leave a comment

The last few days have seen announcements of some significant changes happening at the Earth’s poles. In Antarctica, the narrow ice bridge which was connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to two small islands has snapped, leaving the shelf, which is the size of Jamaica, likely to break away. Rifts in the bridge had been noticed … Continue reading →

Climate Change in the News, Week of April 4, 2009

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ April 4, 2009 ⋅ Leave a comment

News items related to climate change from the past week. Arctic Ocean to lose ice cover in 30 years – IANS (Apr 3, 2009) Protest themes range from world poverty to global warming at London G20 summit – Canadian Press, The (Apr 2, 2009) Ghana: ‘Global Warming is Not Normal’ Say Experts, But Some MPs … Continue reading →