Saturday, July 12, 2008

Global warming up close and personal on the edge of the earth

July 11, 2008: The massive Wilkins Ice Shelf in the Antarctic is collapsing while you read this article.

Will this latest news make us think twice about jumping into our SUV's to go get a coffee from the Starbucks three blocks away? I doubt it, the Wilkins Ice Shelf is hard to connect to on a personal level for most. But for those us who frequent the extreme fringes of the earth, the Wilkins ice shelf and global warming are a reality that hits very close to home. More >>>