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August 27th, 2009

Greenland melts on cue

Posted by Harry Fuller @ 10:22 am

Categories: Arctic, Blogroll, air pollution, climate change, environmental health, global warming, ocean, research

Tags: Greenland, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Harry Fuller

Here’s dramatic video of a Greenland iceberg collapsing while tourists watch. Some of the glaciers covering Greenland, the world’s largest island, are melting.
There’s some worry among geophysicists that the melting ice sheets will increase the weight of the oceans and even affect the rotation of the planet. Talk about unintended consequences. From industrial revolution to fossil fuel orgy to wobbling planet. Oh, goody.

Harry FullerA newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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Normal cycles...
The ice is ALWAYS melting, shrinking, freezing, growing - it's a cycle that's been going on as long as the planet has been here.

And what kind of stupid science claims that our rotation will ch... (Read the rest)
Posted by: sgtgary@... Posted on: 08/27/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
The first step to recovery is recognizing that there is a problem.  Core2uu | 08/27/09
It is no problem. It's a good thing.  CounterEthicsCommissioner | 08/27/09
but there are some glimmers of hope  frgough | 08/27/09
Glimmers of hope..  dszimmer | 08/27/09
Chlorine in the water supply has  GuidingLight | 08/27/09
I agree  dszimmer | 08/27/09
News flash for you  frgough | 08/27/09
Anybody wonder what the green in greenland stands for?  totorlekiller | 08/27/09
About as much ice then..  dszimmer | 08/27/09
Greenland melts?  Oknarf | 08/27/09
Unless he changed his article....  storm14k | 08/27/09
Iceburg as poetic licence  dszimmer | 08/27/09
Reminds me when I lived in Buffalo, NY  osreinstall | 08/27/09
Yeah, Same with Michigan winters...  dszimmer | 08/27/09
Another ice age will bury michigan  osreinstall | 08/27/09
Normal cycles...  sgtgary@... | 08/27/09

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