Meltdown In The Arctic Is Speeding Up
Scientists warn that the North Pole could be free of ice in just five years’ time instead of 60
Ice at the North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate last week, with leading scientists warning that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2013.
Satellite images show that ice caps started to disintegrate dramatically several days ago as storms over Alaska’s Beaufort Sea began sucking streams of warm air into the Arctic.
As a result, scientists say that the disappearance of sea ice at the North Pole could exceed last year’s record loss. More than a million square kilometres melted over the summer of 2007 as global warming tightened its grip on the Arctic. But such destruction could now be matched, or even topped, this year.
‘It is a neck-and-neck race between 2007 and this year over the issue of ice loss,’ said Mark Serreze, of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Boulder, Colorado. ‘We thought Arctic ice cover might recover after last year’s unprecedented melting - and indeed the picture didn’t look too bad last month. Cover was significantly below normal, but at least it was up on last year.
‘But the Beaufort Sea storms triggered steep ice losses and it now looks as if it will be a very close call indeed whether 2007 or 2008 is the worst year on record for ice cover over the Arctic. We will only find out when the cover reaches its minimum in mid-September.’
This startling loss of Arctic sea ice has major meteorological, environmental and ecological implications. The region acts like a giant refrigerator that has a strong effect on the northern hemisphere’s meteorology. Without its cooling influence, weather patterns will be badly disrupted, including storms set to sweep over Britain.
At the same time, creatures such as polar bears and seals - which use sea ice for hunting and resting - face major threats. Similarly, coastlines will no longer be insulated by ice from wave damage and will suffer erosion, as is already happening in Alaska.
Other environmental changes are likely to follow. Without sea ice to bolster them, land ice - including glaciers - could topple into the ocean and raise global sea levels, threatening many low-lying areas, including Bangladesh and scores of Pacific islands. In addition, the disappearance of reflective ice over the Arctic means that solar radiation would no longer be bounced back into space, thus heating the planet even further.
On top of these issues, there are fears that water released by the melting caps will disrupt the Gulf Stream, while an ice-free Arctic in summer offers new opportunities for oil and gas drilling there - and for political disputes over territorial rights.
What really unsettles scientists, however, is their inability to forecast precisely what is happening in the Arctic, the part of the world most vulnerable to the effects of global warming. ‘When we did the first climate change computer models, we thought the Arctic’s summer ice cover would last until around 2070,’ said Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University. ‘It is now clear we did not understand how thin the ice cap had already become - for Arctic ice cover has since been disappearing at ever increasing rates. Every few years we have to revise our estimates downwards. Now the most detailed computer models suggest the Arctic’s summer ice is going to last for only a few more years - and given what we have seen happen last week, I think they are probably correct.’
The most important of these computer studies of ice cover was carried out a few months ago by Professor Wieslaw Maslowski of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Using US navy supercomputers, his team produced a forecast which indicated that by 2013 there will be no ice in the Arctic - other than a few outcrops on islands near Greenland and Canada - between mid-July and mid-September.
‘It does not really matter whether 2007 or 2008 is the worst year on record for Arctic ice,’ Maslowski said. ‘The crucial point is that ice is clearly not building up enough over winter to restore cover and that when you combine current estimates of ice thickness with the extent of the ice cap, you get a very clear indication that the Arctic is going to be ice-free in summer in five years. And when that happens, there will be consequences.’
This point was backed by Serreze. ‘The trouble is that sea ice is now disappearing from the Arctic faster than our ability to develop new computer models and to understand what is happening there. We always knew it would be the first region on Earth to feel the impact of climate change, but not at anything like this speed. What is happening now indicates that global warming is occurring far earlier than any of us expected.’
Ice at the North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate last week, with leading scientists warning that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2013.
Satellite images show that ice caps started to disintegrate dramatically several days ago as storms over Alaska’s Beaufort Sea began sucking streams of warm air into the Arctic.
As a result, scientists say that the disappearance of sea ice at the North Pole could exceed last year’s record loss. More than a million square kilometres melted over the summer of 2007 as global warming tightened its grip on the Arctic. But such destruction could now be matched, or even topped, this year.
‘It is a neck-and-neck race between 2007 and this year over the issue of ice loss,’ said Mark Serreze, of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Boulder, Colorado. ‘We thought Arctic ice cover might recover after last year’s unprecedented melting - and indeed the picture didn’t look too bad last month. Cover was significantly below normal, but at least it was up on last year.
‘But the Beaufort Sea storms triggered steep ice losses and it now looks as if it will be a very close call indeed whether 2007 or 2008 is the worst year on record for ice cover over the Arctic. We will only find out when the cover reaches its minimum in mid-September.’
This startling loss of Arctic sea ice has major meteorological, environmental and ecological implications. The region acts like a giant refrigerator that has a strong effect on the northern hemisphere’s meteorology. Without its cooling influence, weather patterns will be badly disrupted, including storms set to sweep over Britain.
At the same time, creatures such as polar bears and seals - which use sea ice for hunting and resting - face major threats. Similarly, coastlines will no longer be insulated by ice from wave damage and will suffer erosion, as is already happening in Alaska.
Other environmental changes are likely to follow. Without sea ice to bolster them, land ice - including glaciers - could topple into the ocean and raise global sea levels, threatening many low-lying areas, including Bangladesh and scores of Pacific islands. In addition, the disappearance of reflective ice over the Arctic means that solar radiation would no longer be bounced back into space, thus heating the planet even further.
On top of these issues, there are fears that water released by the melting caps will disrupt the Gulf Stream, while an ice-free Arctic in summer offers new opportunities for oil and gas drilling there - and for political disputes over territorial rights.
What really unsettles scientists, however, is their inability to forecast precisely what is happening in the Arctic, the part of the world most vulnerable to the effects of global warming. ‘When we did the first climate change computer models, we thought the Arctic’s summer ice cover would last until around 2070,’ said Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University. ‘It is now clear we did not understand how thin the ice cap had already become - for Arctic ice cover has since been disappearing at ever increasing rates. Every few years we have to revise our estimates downwards. Now the most detailed computer models suggest the Arctic’s summer ice is going to last for only a few more years - and given what we have seen happen last week, I think they are probably correct.’
The most important of these computer studies of ice cover was carried out a few months ago by Professor Wieslaw Maslowski of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Using US navy supercomputers, his team produced a forecast which indicated that by 2013 there will be no ice in the Arctic - other than a few outcrops on islands near Greenland and Canada - between mid-July and mid-September.
‘It does not really matter whether 2007 or 2008 is the worst year on record for Arctic ice,’ Maslowski said. ‘The crucial point is that ice is clearly not building up enough over winter to restore cover and that when you combine current estimates of ice thickness with the extent of the ice cap, you get a very clear indication that the Arctic is going to be ice-free in summer in five years. And when that happens, there will be consequences.’
This point was backed by Serreze. ‘The trouble is that sea ice is now disappearing from the Arctic faster than our ability to develop new computer models and to understand what is happening there. We always knew it would be the first region on Earth to feel the impact of climate change, but not at anything like this speed. What is happening now indicates that global warming is occurring far earlier than any of us expected.’
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Most Full Contact Punch Strikes In 1 Minute
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The most punch strikes in one minute is 347 by Anthony Kelly (Australia) on the set of Guinness World Records, at Seven Network Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 20 March 2005.
Tornado in Siberia
Tornado? Well, it’s OK on Cuba, Haiti, in Florida, Louisiana or even Texas, but tornado in cold cold Siberia? Noway! But not in this year, already a few of the have been spotted slashing through Siberian woods. Something is changing in the climate, really.
World’s smallest bodybuilder
- At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.
- Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight.
- Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training.
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Real UFO landed in Italy
Real UFO landed in Italy, in a town near Modena, near by a lake... it was a 2 minutes like, I did not seen it going, too bad.
It was a sunday morning, I was to picnic and I founded. I was affraid to touch it but I managed to go around... my luck it was no allien outside...
Live webcast HC First Beam - 10th September 2008 - 9am CEST (GMT+2)
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Many thanks for your interest in CERN and the LHC!
No way! The naked Painter.
I offer a professional naturist painting service with over 17 years experience. I am a keen naturist and enjoy working as such, when possible. As a small business, I am able to provide all of my customers with a friendly and personalised service. All work is carried out to your specifications and complete satisfaction. With a high level of competence, you can be assured of a professional job.
- Interior and exterior work undertaken
- High quality workmanship
- Domestic and commercial
- Nationwide service
- Honest and reliable service
- Customised interior and exterior design
- Fully insured
- Free quotes and advice
- Oh yes - and a clothed service if you want
Nick Male
http://www.the-nakedpainter.co.uk
Weird and this way you got free advertising :)
CERN 10th Sept 2008 this Wednesday
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You better watch this ?
A going away party with love from Geneva and everyone is invited this Wednesday the 10 Sept 2008 Anyway here's a sneak preview, should go with a bang, Never happen, well I won't say I told you. but I want to get off ...
A going away party with love from Geneva and everyone is invited this Wednesday the 10 Sept 2008 Anyway here's a sneak preview, should go with a bang, Never happen, well I won't say I told you. but I want to get off ...
Black Holes
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Join us as we explore one of the most exotic objects in the whole universe... a black hole! Why can't anything escape a black hole? What's at the bottom of a black hole? Watch and find out!
Bigfoot Claim Is Just a Big Hoax
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Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass, encased in a block of ice by two men who claimed to have found it, was slowly thawed out and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit. (Aug. 19)
Weird ping pong match
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A good show. Exhibition. Entertainment, ever heard of that people? they're not playing to win.
Top 10 Ping Pong Shots of All Time
Top 10 Ping Pong Shots of All Time
Iraq War Crimes- Depleted Uranium Part 1
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This videos will show you what the government does not want you to know, and that is a fact that America and Israel use radioactive nuclear weapons.
Google Chrome announcement
Do you need this ? Hard to say, we use Mozilla :) but we don't know what the future reserve to us ...
The Secret Rulers of the World - Present/Past ( 29 parts )
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The Secret Rulers of the World - Empire of the city
The Secret Rulers of the World - Only the Start
Secret Rulers of the World - Profiting from 9/11
Secret Rulers of the World - Hidden Empire
The Secret Rulers of the World - Vatican Hoarding
The Secret Rulers of the World - Amen Pharaohs
Secret Rulers of the World - Forbidden Link
Secret Rulers of the World - Oceans of Blood
Secret Rulers of the World - The Queen
Secret Rulers of the World - King of Kings
Secret Rulers of the World - The Empire
Secret Rulers of the World - The Cult of Amen
Secret Rulers of the World - The Committee of 300
Secret Rulers of the World - Godfathers/Rothschild
Secret Rulers of the World - New World Order
Secret Rulers of the World - Freemasonry / Mafia
Secret Rulers of the World - Control All Money
Secret Rulers of the World - Credit Monopoly
The Secret Rulers of the World - Bush Nazis
The Secret Rulers of the World - Palestine Israel
The Secret Rulers of the World - The Butchers
Secret Rulers of the World - The Asses of Evil
The Secret Rulers of the World - Drug Running
The Secret Rulers of the World - War on Terror
Secret Rulers of the World - Iraqi Dates
Secret Rulers of the World - Antichrist?
Secret Rulers of the World - Credit Enslavement
Secret Rulers of the World - Tax Enslavement
The Secret Rulers of the World - The Power
The Secret Rulers of the World - Only the Start
Secret Rulers of the World - Profiting from 9/11
Secret Rulers of the World - Hidden Empire
The Secret Rulers of the World - Vatican Hoarding
The Secret Rulers of the World - Amen Pharaohs
Secret Rulers of the World - Forbidden Link
Secret Rulers of the World - Oceans of Blood
Secret Rulers of the World - The Queen
Secret Rulers of the World - King of Kings
Secret Rulers of the World - The Empire
Secret Rulers of the World - The Cult of Amen
Secret Rulers of the World - The Committee of 300
Secret Rulers of the World - Godfathers/Rothschild
Secret Rulers of the World - New World Order
Secret Rulers of the World - Freemasonry / Mafia
Secret Rulers of the World - Control All Money
Secret Rulers of the World - Credit Monopoly
The Secret Rulers of the World - Bush Nazis
The Secret Rulers of the World - Palestine Israel
The Secret Rulers of the World - The Butchers
Secret Rulers of the World - The Asses of Evil
The Secret Rulers of the World - Drug Running
The Secret Rulers of the World - War on Terror
Secret Rulers of the World - Iraqi Dates
Secret Rulers of the World - Antichrist?
Secret Rulers of the World - Credit Enslavement
Secret Rulers of the World - Tax Enslavement
The Secret Rulers of the World - The Power
Ancient pyramid discovered
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Dec. 27 - A more than 800 year old pyramid is discovered in Mexico City
A team of researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History found the pyramid, in the main temple of the religious and political center of Tlatelolco, which was inhabited by the Mexicans, the Aztec's most powerful group.
A team of researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History found the pyramid, in the main temple of the religious and political center of Tlatelolco, which was inhabited by the Mexicans, the Aztec's most powerful group.
The Oldest City in the World?
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Is Tiahuanaco even older than Jericho? Peruvian archaeologist Arthur Posnansky, found evidence in this ancient Bolivian temple complex, that could date it back to more than 17,000 years old. See what he found.
The Shocking Video Hillary Does NOT Want You To See
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Hillary! Uncensored, the unedited trailer that has been ranked #1 video in Google Top 100 in the World, will debut as a 1 hour documentary on http://www.youperview.com on November 5, 2007. Copyright T2P Media Inc. Presented by Equal Justice Foundation of America. http://www.ejfa.org
Tsar Bomba - The King of Bombs (4000x Hiroshima)
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Tsar Bomba, nicknamed 'Big Ivan' by its makers, was the largest nuclear bomb ever built. With a yield of 50 megatons, it was 4000 times more powerful then the bomb that devastated Hiroshima.
This video shows various important aspects of the bomb, including its development at Arzamas-16, the secret Soviet nuclear weapons research facility and its transportation to the Tu-95 bomber, which was painted white for the test to reflect the heat of the blast. Several different views of the explosion are also shown, including several filmed from the air and ground alike. The last few shots are of the ground zero several days after the test.
This video shows various important aspects of the bomb, including its development at Arzamas-16, the secret Soviet nuclear weapons research facility and its transportation to the Tu-95 bomber, which was painted white for the test to reflect the heat of the blast. Several different views of the explosion are also shown, including several filmed from the air and ground alike. The last few shots are of the ground zero several days after the test.
The Lost Book of Abraham (Full Video)
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This award-winning documentary film investigates the story behind a volume of Mormon scripture called the Book of Abraham. The story is that Mormon founder Joseph Smith translated it from an ancient Egyptian papyrus scroll he purchased from an antiquities dealer in 1835. The Lost Book of Abraham visits prominent Egyptologists and other scholars – both Mormon and non-Mormon – to learn the truth behind this fascinating episode in Mormon history.
www.bookofabraham.info
The Piri Reis Map and the Roaming Egyptians
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The Piri Reis map shows South America and Antarctica. There are pyramids in that part of America - this is just an alternative look at all that.
Piri Reis Map explained by Graham Hancock
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1n 1929, a map was found on a dusty shelf in a library in Constantinople. This Pire Reis Map shows features of the earth that "nobody in 1513 should have been able to know".
Graham Hancock - Quest for the lost civilization (14 parts)
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This documentary is a breathtaking odyssey, stretching from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to South American ruins. From Easter Island to Angkor Wat, Graham Hancock puts forward compelling evidence to suggest that cultures we term ancient were in fact the heirs to an older lost civilization.
The Megalodon [Still Alive?]
A movie made about the "megalodon" It as a [really] big shark. Did you now that More Than 95% of our oceans are left unexplored? What if thoose megashark's are still alive?
TOP GOALS in FOOTBALL
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TOP 50 GOALS
10 Most Powerful Goals In History
Top 5 Weird Soccer Goals
Top 20 misses
10 Most Powerful Goals In History
Top 5 Weird Soccer Goals
Top 20 misses
Street soccer
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Insane street soccer from Mexico
Tsatsulow, the best soccer freestyler in the world
The Very Best of Soccer Freestyle
Tsatsulow, the best soccer freestyler in the world
The Very Best of Soccer Freestyle
Explore The Bermuda Triangle ( 5 parts )
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The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a region of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared. Some people have claimed that these disappearances fall beyond the boundaries of human error or acts of nature. Some of these disappearances have been attributed to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings by popular culture. Though a substantial documentation exists showing numerous incidents to have been inaccurately reported or embellished by later authors, and numerous official agencies have gone on record as stating the number and nature of disappearances to be similar to any other area of ocean, many have remained unexplained despite considerable investigation.
How to make your friend pee himself
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http://www.winterrowd.com/illusions/
Pay attention but stay away if you heart is weak, please. Is a prank, but ... also THIS is a very scary one... I told you :)
How to make Hot Ice!!! Crazy
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crazy experiment turning a liquid to a solid with just a touch.. amazing
The Large Hadron Collider: The End Of The Universe?
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http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider
Latest News from the LHC http://www.lhc.ac.uk/
The 10th September 2008 is LHC start up date .
Everything is now ready for the first injection of proton beams into the LHC on the 10th September 2008.This major milestone in the LHC project will be covered live by international broadcasters. UK media organisations will be at CERN and at a simultaneous media event in London.CERN will webcast the startup (the link is on the CERN "first beam" page). BBC Radio 4 will devote a day of programming to the LHC, including covering first injection of beams live on the Today programme. See the BBC website for programming, background etc.
Contest :)
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Hi ! I posted a lot of videos, but I did not said anything ? Well... it's my time now.
I made this blog a while ago. I liked the ideea. You can surf here for interesting videos about history, legends, conspirations, UFO, weirdest things on earth, religion, google earth secrets and from time to time something really funny :)
Always my blogs didn't have any adsense banners or wherever because I did my blogs just for you. That's why I made this blog without adsense. I am not trying to get in your eyes with pop ups like "BYEEE THIS ! Is FREE... really, you are the winner from 999999 users " :)
But, always is a but somewhere :) , I found a post on PCNEWS.RO about a superblog contest. And I thought to sign in this blog.
The purpose ?
1. The prize ? How come, when I said that I do not have adsense, I am not for the money ?
2. Just for the fact that I like blogging ?
3. For traffic ? ...
Answer : This is a challenge for me to try the best in this blog, something good for the ones who read and watch it.
As far as I remember... what is the real purpose of a blog ? Monetize it like others who done this lately or something you tell to the people ?
This Blog is for the ones who surf the net and want to find something interesting to pass the time and second day to come back. Also because here are videos gathered all in one piece and you spend days for viewing it all :)
* Every Day Updates ... remember ! Just think about it...
I made this blog a while ago. I liked the ideea. You can surf here for interesting videos about history, legends, conspirations, UFO, weirdest things on earth, religion, google earth secrets and from time to time something really funny :)
Always my blogs didn't have any adsense banners or wherever because I did my blogs just for you. That's why I made this blog without adsense. I am not trying to get in your eyes with pop ups like "BYEEE THIS ! Is FREE... really, you are the winner from 999999 users " :)
But, always is a but somewhere :) , I found a post on PCNEWS.RO about a superblog contest. And I thought to sign in this blog.
The purpose ?
1. The prize ? How come, when I said that I do not have adsense, I am not for the money ?
2. Just for the fact that I like blogging ?
3. For traffic ? ...
Answer : This is a challenge for me to try the best in this blog, something good for the ones who read and watch it.
As far as I remember... what is the real purpose of a blog ? Monetize it like others who done this lately or something you tell to the people ?
This Blog is for the ones who surf the net and want to find something interesting to pass the time and second day to come back. Also because here are videos gathered all in one piece and you spend days for viewing it all :)
* Every Day Updates ... remember ! Just think about it...
The Moon Landing - Untold Story
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Zeitgeist, The Movie - Remastered / Final Edition
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What does Christianity, 911 and The Federal Reserve all have in common?
Turbo Hamster
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This is not my hamster. I have one, just line this one below, I will make a video soon with him, too :)
Nibiru-Planet of the Crossing
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Video clip detailing the flyby of Planet X (Great Red Serpent) as described in prophecy by the ancient Summarian civilization.
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