Hannah McCrea

Midday Open Thread: Who else thinks this should be bigger news?

by Hannah McCrea  ::  Filed Under Global Warming, The Environment  ::  May 27th, 2008 @ 11:00 am EST

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Dramatic evidence of the break-up of the Arctic ice-cap has emerged from research during an expedition by the Canadian military.

Scientists travelling with the troops found major new fractures during an assessment of the state of giant ice shelves in Canada’s far north. The team found a network of cracks that stretched for more than 10 miles (16km) on Ward Hunt, the area’s largest shelf. The fate of the vast ice blocks is seen as a key indicator of climate change.

The Seminal News Feed

Britain presses Iran to cooperate with UN watchdog
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 4:53 pm
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain accused Iran on Thursday of failing to cooperate with a United Nations watchdog and said this increased its concerns over Tehran's nuclear programme.

WRAPUP 1-Major shipper skirts Gulf of Aden to avoid pirates
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 4:39 pm
* Danish shipper to divert ships round Cape

Ethnic divisions delay Bosnia transition decision
Thursday, 20 November 2008, 4:33 pm
BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The body overseeing Bosnia's peace process agreed on Thursday to delay into 2009 a decision on when to end international supervision, as ethnic divisions continue to preve. […]

DISCUSSION

One RESPONSE to “Midday Open Thread: Who else thinks this should be bigger news?”

JoeyKittens says  ::  May 28th, 2008 @ 12:06 pm EST

Pisses me off to no end. Let’s just start stabbing people who emit anything other than carbon dioxide and weed smoke.


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