{"article":{"id":200282,"heading":"NASA - Greenland Ice Melting at Increasing Rate","author":"reposted","created":"2007-06-06 12:55:36","modified":"2013-11-11 00:48:45","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:48:45","article":"

\"Some of the island's major glaciers have sped up since

the turn of the century, with documented thinning from

65 to nearly 100 feet per year.\"

In the other report, The chief climatologist at NASA Dr.

James Hansen again states that the earth is close to

'tipping points' that will make it impossible to slow the

warming. Only here he reveals that it will not take much

more warming to hit those points.

“If global emissions of carbon dioxide continue to rise at

the rate of the past decade, this research shows that there

will be disastrous effects, including increasingly rapid sea

level rise, increased frequency of droughts and floods, and

increased stress on wildlife and plants due to rapidly shifting

climate zones.”

On a bazzarly ironic note, head NASA Administrator (non-

scientist, political appointee) Michael Griffin said on NPR

\"To assume that (global warming) is a problem is to assume

that the state of the Earth's climate today is the optimal climate,

the best climate that we could have or ever have had and that we

need to take steps to make sure it doesn't change...\" He also said

aid he doubts that global warming is an issue mankind should

address. Do these statements sound like what the top guy at NASA

should be saying ....especially the day that research is released on

Greenland's ice melting at an accelerating pace?

Sing along with the briliant Michael Griffin -

By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea.

Oh how hap, oh how hap, oh how happy we'll be.

Here are the reports:

NASA Mission Checks Health of Greenland's Ice Sheet and Glaciers

http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/news\/topstory\/2007\/greenland_glaciers.html<\/a>

Research Finds That Earth's Climate is Approaching 'Dangerous' Point

http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/news\/topstory\/2007\/danger_point.html<\/a>

NASA chief doubts global warming is front-burner issue

http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/front\/4849501.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"NASA released two reports today on climate change.\r\nA research team has been in Greenland measuring\r\nthe ice sheet and glaciers for three weeks with new\r\nlaser and radar equipment. They say that "Greenland \r\nhas experienced a significant loss of ice." " ...the ice \r\nsheet and glaciers have been melting at an increasing \r\nrate over the past several years."","numcomment":3,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2007\/06\/200282.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":202093,"heading":"It happens.","article":"And around and around we go.","author":"Vostok","parent_id":200282,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2007-06-30 03:05:50","modified":"2007-06-30 03:05:50","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2007\/06\/globalwarming2.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2007\/06\/globalwarming2.jpg"}}]}