Ice Cover Now Gone From King George Island, Largest Of S. Shetlands - (62.02 South)

[hatrack]

Could anyone imagine the islands on the South Pole (Antarctica) without its proverbial ice? It seems unthinkable as the man's flirtation with nature, though for scientific research purposes, is paving way to global warming and seems to have cast its shadow on the icy lands as well.

Antarctica has gone through major geographical changes of late and one of its islands' (King George) ice cover has totally disappeared. Even the penguins are facing the threat of extinction. This came to light after the return of the 10th International Antarctic Expedition (IAE-2013) on Saturday night, and with its return, Bandanjot Singh became the first Sikh to have explored the South Pole in an official expedition.

26-year-old Bandanjot, who is a native of Barnala, returned from the expedition Saturday night and shared the experiences of his big 'journey of hope' with TOI. (Ed. - TOI = Times Of India) The expedition had left on February 28 to work for 'the environmental protection and sustainability'. Bandanjot was to work on renewable and green energy initiatives in India to promote innovation and help rural India achieve self-sustainable energy production.

"Antarctica has witnessed major geographical changes since only last year as the ice cover at most of its 20 islands has noticeably receded, at the King George island, however, it has totally disappeared," said Singh.

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-17/global-warming/37786644_1_urgent-points-expedition-antarctica

[FirstLight]

1. yikes

more and more it is happening faster than predicted or expected... hold on for the ride

[pscot]

2. "Even" penguins are going extinct? Even!?

As though penquins can't go extinct? They think we have super powers, we can't go extinct? We're fucking endangered, man! Seriously threatened. And don't even get me started on what you're doing to the damned krill!

[progressoid]

3. Sadly, people don't grasp the concept of what is happening to krill

and other such "canaries in the coal mine".

It takes references to the cute penguins to get people's attention.

[hatrack]

4. Well, it's Indian newspaper English, which is a bit . . . odd.

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