War on Planet Earth: Update 1/28/09
What with the election & new administration and all, as well as more work required to keep gainfully employed, I’ve been neglecting posts on ‘green’ subjects. It’s depressing anyway, as some of the latest news reflects.
Although the chorus of ignoramus global warming doubters continues unabated, the news from the fact-based community is very bleak: scientists have confirmed that the Antarctic is warming significantly, its ice sheets melting far more rapidly than expected, a trend that will most likely kill off the Emperor penguins much as the established trend in the Arctic is doing in the polar bears.
The warming-driven acidification of the oceans is now demonstrably adversely affecting coral growth, a horrible development as coral reefs are critical to nurturing grounds for numerous oceanic species (including many already depleted commercial fish).
Tags: coral, global warming, melting ice sheets, oceanic warming, penguins, polar bears