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Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Sheet Set to Break Free
Christian Science Monitor - Nov 5 A 300-square-mile portion of the Pine Island Glacier is expected to break off in the next few months, creating a massive Antarctic iceberg. The glacier is contributing to sea-level rise. Details here. A close-up view of the crack spreading across the ice shelf of Pine Island Glacier captured by the Digital Mapping System (DMS) aboard NASA's DC-8 October 26, 2011. REUTERS/NASA/DMS/Handout
Jump In Greenhouse Gases Is Biggest Ever Seen - U.S. Department Of Energy
Huff Post Green - SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON — The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world's efforts are at slowing man-made global warming. Details here. (Above) Big trucks, motors running, wait for their Big Macs at a Macdonald's "drive-thru" in Winnipeg. (PLT photo.)
Governments Must Plan for Migration in Response to Climate Change, Researchers Say
ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2011) — Governments around the world must be prepared for mass migrations caused by rising global temperatures or face the possibility of calamitous results, Details here. This was the scene at Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba early this year as residents prepared to flee a long, hard flood season. MIKE.DEAL@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Enlarge Image