AN ICY RIDDLE AS BIG AS GREENLAND

[Susan Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

This is an excellent article for those interested in the global warming debate.  Below is a short excerp with link.



Susan Gawarecki



AN ICY RIDDLE AS BIG AS GREENLAND

from The New York Times (Registration Required)



SWISS CAMP, Greenland Ice Cap - This vaulting heap of ice and the swirling

seas nearby have emerged as vital pieces of an urgent puzzle posed by

global warming. Can the continuing slow increase in worldwide temperatures

touch off abrupt climate upheavals?



Each piece of the puzzle is a dynamic and complicated body of water. One,

the North Atlantic, is some two miles deep and liquid. The other, this ice

cap, is two miles high and solid. For scale, think of it as a freshwater

Gulf of Mexico that has been frozen, inverted and plunked atop the world's

largest island.



Experts have reported a series of observations in recent months that show

that the ice and the waters here are in a state of profound flux. If the

trends persist, they could mean higher sea levels and widespread coastal

flooding. There is also a small chance that the changes could lead to a

sharp cooling in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

http://snipurl.com/6xh0





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