We're all gonna die, so let's get drunk and party:

[The Straight Story]

Shifting spring: Arctic plankton blooming up to 50 days earlier now

Climate researchers have long warned that the Arctic is particularly vulnerable to global warming. The dramatic shrinking of sea ice in areas circling the North Pole highlights those concerns.

A new report finds that the disappearing ice has apparently triggered another dramatic event - one that could disrupt the entire ecosystem of fish, shellfish, birds, and marine mammals that thrive in the harsh northern climate.

Each summer, an explosion of tiny ocean-dwelling plants and algae, called phytoplankton, anchors the Arctic food web.

But these vital annual blooms of phytoplankton are now peaking up to 50 days earlier than they did just 14 years ago, satellite data show.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602931.html

[jdlh8894]

1. Charlie?? That you? n/t

[OneGrassRoot]

2. ...

:spray:

[TBF]

4. lol

:rofl:

[savalez]

6. "Winning!"

[lapislzi]

3. Any excuse.

I'll bring the tequila and a box of salt.

:party:

[MinneapolisMatt]

5. LOL

At some point, you really do have to throw your hands up in the air.

[OneGrassRoot]

7. Not to make light of the OP...but in the "throw your hands up in the air" spirit of things:

Love Taio Cruz's "Dynamite"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIaFNWOafvo

[felix_numinous]

8. K&R

Just for the title alone....like the voice of the little devil on my left shoulder. He used to win a lot when I was in my 20s.

[Edweird]

9. No one here gets out alive, so stressing over it is a waste of time.

Yes, in fact, we are ALL GOING TO DIE. Just not right now.