NormMessinger
10-30-2004, 12:08 PM
Iowa outstrips Hawaii in pineapple production...
Big Arctic Perils Seen in Warming, Survey Finds
A comprehensive four-year study of warming in the Arctic shows that heat-trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world are contributing to profound environmental changes, including sharp retreats of glaciers and sea ice, thawing of permafrost and shifts in the weather, the oceans and the atmosphere.
The study, commissioned by eight nations with Arctic territory, including the United States, says the changes are likely to harm native communities, wildlife and economic activity but also to offer some benefits, like longer growing seasons. The report is due to be released on Nov. 9, but portions were provided yesterday to The New York Times by European participants in the project....
( http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/30/science/earth/30arctic.html?hp&ex=1099195200&en=73839895ef0c42c7&ei=5094&partner=homep age )
You can read the rest AFTER the election.
Big Arctic Perils Seen in Warming, Survey Finds
A comprehensive four-year study of warming in the Arctic shows that heat-trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world are contributing to profound environmental changes, including sharp retreats of glaciers and sea ice, thawing of permafrost and shifts in the weather, the oceans and the atmosphere.
The study, commissioned by eight nations with Arctic territory, including the United States, says the changes are likely to harm native communities, wildlife and economic activity but also to offer some benefits, like longer growing seasons. The report is due to be released on Nov. 9, but portions were provided yesterday to The New York Times by European participants in the project....
( http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/30/science/earth/30arctic.html?hp&ex=1099195200&en=73839895ef0c42c7&ei=5094&partner=homep age )
You can read the rest AFTER the election.