University Of Illinois Graphic - Arctic Sea Ice - August 7th, 2006 vs. August 7th, 2007

[hatrack]

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/2859#comment-223981

[phantom power]

1. K+R

[xxqqqzme]

2. 'we re so screwn!'

[progressoid]

6. Seriesly Screwn!!11!

[ThomWV]

3. Anybody selling any beachfront property? Serioulsy!

I know there are a lot of folks here from the DC area. I know there are a lot of vacation homes between Virginia Beach and Hatteras Village. Anybody selling in expectation of flooding and loss of property (not caused by beach erosion, but by real sea level rise)?

[lovuian]

5. I know Insurance companies will not insure Beach front property in

Florida ... this is telling

[nashville_brook]

23. sold my family's florida beach house a while back and was damn glad to be rid of it

on the big barrier islands otherwise known as brevard county. the insurance was outrageous. the beaches are non-existent these days. waves lap the dune at high tide. it's already bad.

[Canuckistanian]

32. There are NO global warming deniers in the insurance industry

I heard this a few years ago.

They've paid attention to scientist's warnings and they've been quietly changing their policies.

They know that floods, droughts, severe storms, crop failures and insect infestations are coming.

[FREEWILL56]

41. Beach front, hmmm

Most of Florida is under 10 feet above sea level. The beach will windup in the southern part of Georgia somewhere. Invest now in Georgia i guess.

[hatrack]

4. Shameless self-kick

nt

[profgoose]

8. self kicks r' us...after all, what the hell else is there to say?

nt

[Ezlivin]

7. This is a natural cycle

Nothing to see here. Move along.

:sarcasm:

[SoCalDem]

13. and hey.. what about the tourism plusses.. Sign up now for your cruise

from Alaska to Sweden:)

[DKRC]

9. K&R

:(

[Cameron27]

10. Oh shit.

K&R

[FourScore]

11. Yikes!... Recommend n/t

[Uncle Joe]

12. Earth's air conditioner is going on the fritz.

Thanks for the thread hatrack.

[hatrack]

15. And we haven't figured out that hitting the thermostat with our fist doesn't help . . .

:evilgrin:

[Uncle Joe]

16. The people fighting this Inconvenient Truth,

are not only hitting the thermostat, they're turning the heater on and telling us all that sweat is just rain.

[Duppers]

26. reminds me

"don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining."

This graphic should be shown 24/7 on tv and newspapers.

Global warming is our NO.1 problem, yet denial is unbelievable.

[Uncle Joe]

38. Actually, Duppers

that's what I was thinking of when I made that post and I came close to posting your response instead.:thumbsup:

[Duppers]

39. actually, I liked your line :)

(hey, Nashville cat, I'm a former Knoxville gal.)

Here's another kick for any one who has not yet seen hatrack's great graphic.

[FourScore]

19. Now that's a great line! n/t

[dysfunctional press]

14. in the immortal words of cubs fans- "wait'll next year!"

maybe those mayan calendar-makers were on to something...?

12212012 is approaching fast.

[beastieboy]

17. That's is seriously F'd up.

[hunter]

18. New opportunities for oil exploraton!

:scared:

[peacetalksforall]

37. Never mind the oil, the heat is on. Whatta'bout the gas? Which

of the corporations in Europe, Asia, North America are going to take away what belongs to the people of the world? Where is the voice and action on behalf of the people of the world. Corporations and their respective country governments are lining up for profit. The people be damned unless they are customers with bank accounts.

May the riches of the poles enrich the people who can make it through this. Will it be mountain resorts on Everest or a shared, mostly watered earth planet?

[NotGivingUp]

20. holy crap! shit's coming down a lot quicker than we've been lead to believe. n/t

[Odin2005]

21. Oh Shit!!!

:wow:

[hatrack]

22. Coolness - we have three stars on Greatest Page - can we get a few more recs?

Hungering here for FOUR STARS!!!

[motocicleta]

24. We're in a hole here.

K n R

[hatrack]

25. Yes - and all around us in the hole, I keep hearing a sort of "Ticktickticktick" sound

Been hearing that sound a lot lately.

[profgoose]

36. no wonder those pinko Russkies want to become capitalists...

...and claim the Arctic as their own, eh?

Pretty soon it'll be fucking uncovered and they can do strip mining or some such.

Of course, it'll be 120 degrees up there by the time they do that, but who cares!?!?!?

F-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-ck.

[Subdivisions]

43. Hey profgoose! Good to see ya posting here! n/t

[Subdivisions]

27. HOLY FUCKING SHIT! That's just plain scary. n/t

[RestoreGore]

28. What have we done?

And what are we doing?

[malaise]

29. Frightening indeed n/t

[gtar100]

30. And everyday I hear all the cars and trucks same as ever

There is no letting up on the cause of problem. The daily grind continues unabated.

[bagrman]

31. With more sea exposed the quicker it will warm even further.

[donsu]

33. kick - the ice, world wide, is melting faster and faster

nt

[truebrit71]

34. Holy shiite!

Wow...

[redqueen]

35. Glad you put this one in GD.

:thumbsup:

[and-justice-for-all]

40. Silly Humans, always have to learn the hard way. ny

[FREEWILL56]

42. You mean

they learned?

[and-justice-for-all]

45. Only after its too late...as always..nt

[0rganism]

44. Uh.... oops?

That can't be healthy.

On the up side, by this time in 2008, we'll finally have that "northern passage" all those explorers were looking for.