30 September 2012
Must See Video on Arctic Sea Ice
Posted by Dan Satterfield
Some good info fromScience journalist Peter Sinclair on the Arctic meltdown. Dan's pic in the NW Passage.
Peter Sinclair who writes the excellent Climate Denial Crock of the Week Blog has posted a fascinating video. You will see Dr. Jennifer Francis in this as well. I have mentioned her research frequently here because how the weather I forecast reacts to the loss of ice is a big deal to me. The loss of the ice is a big deal tot he planet as well. Peter has more with an interview he did with Dr. Francis on his site. Highly recommended.
The BBC has done an excellent job of covering the dramatic loss this year but few other news outlets have. I saw one survey that said the work out program used by a Vice Presidential candidate has had 3 times more mentions than the planet changing ice melt “North of 60″….
Great job Peter! His video is below.
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.
Dang, the more data that comes out about the ice melt the more hopeless it feels. The leaders of the world who can drive policy and truly make a difference all have their head in the sand. It’s hard to care about much when climate change is the ultimate change. Earth’s climate will dictate politics much sooner than most people realize. We can only hope that this brings all humans together, but the chance of further divide seems just as likely.
Here I was, trying not to drink this week.