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Glacier meltdowns amid global warming

To study the impact of global warming, Bruce Molnia, a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, decided to take contemporary photographs of Alaskan glaciers from the exact spot where photographers captured images around the turn of the century. The above photograph shows the bottom end, or calving terminus, of Muir Glacier in June 1899.

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

141 nations signed Kyoto ...
by My-Self February 24, 2005 9:26 AM PST: All developped nation signed, major developping countries signed.

As you all know, a nation is needed and missing : the USA.

California's environmental laws are tougher than what Kyoto requires, yet it's economy is doing pretty well, in fact Kyoto opens opportunities for tech oriented businesses. Since it's beyond oil / armament business, Bush probably can't even see it.

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Global Warming and Glaciers
by Matthew hampton February 25, 2005 8:01 AM PST: This just goes to show you that no matter how intelligent or technical you might be, you are still subject of preconceived beliefs and what (limited) information you hear. This web site explains how the "scientists" have used the regular shifting of glaciers to claim the sky is falling ...

http://mitosyfraudes.8k.com/Ingles3/UpsalaEng.html

This website (which uses very convincing facts) says, "... it would take from 10,000 to 100,000 years for a Polar ice pack to respond to any warming happening now. For a big mountain glacier it would take about 1,000 to 10,000 years for responding to a present warming, while for small mountain glaciers it would take about a 100 to 1,000 years response to the change. Thus, the explanation for the present retreat of some glaciers is: they are responding to a natural warming that occurred, during the Medieval Warm period, in the 11th Century, or to an even warmer period that happened 6.000 years ago."

Stick to your computers and networking and don't listen to chicken little.

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Glaciers Come and Go
by married February 25, 2005 1:20 PM PST: Its nice to see what is under the ice. thisis not a surprise, it has been going on for centuries.
Weather changes everywhere everyday. We may not like some of the cycles but they are a fact of life and nature.; Like this Reply to this comment

Alaskan beachfront?
by beesh February 26, 2005 6:36 PM PST: Obviously time to buy some real estate up in Alaska. Can "Alaskan Tropics" bikinis babes be far off?; Like this Reply to this comment

Glaciers Happen
by February 26, 2005 8:48 PM PST: Sounds like a common expression with a different noun :/
Certainly you don't think the radical climatic change can't be traced to man's pollution of the atmosphere?; Like this Reply to this comment

Global warming
by hergieburbur February 26, 2005 10:30 PM PST: I have read both sides of the Global Warming argument and am not sure which to believe. One comment I have though is that for much of this winter in the NE United States where I live, it has been unseasonably warm (50's and 60's). However, every day when you look the record highs for these dates (in January and February) many of them are in the 70s and occurred around 100 years ago. (such as 75 in Jan. in 1906, or 72 today Feb 26th in 1880). I think currently what we are seeing is a natural cycle, though this does not address any holes in the ozone layer.; Like this Reply to this comment

Gore's movie
by vegasrozo June 26, 2006 3:47 PM PDT: If you don't go see Al Gore's movie, An Inconvienient
Truth, be prepared to tell your kids why you did not.; Like this Reply to this comment