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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Skywatcher who wrote (5885)2/19/2006 9:11:46 PM
From: Ron  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 36917
 
Interesting story on 60 Minutes this evening on global warming. Graphic photos of the polar ice caps, comparing 20 years ago with today.
cbsnews.com

Comment from one of the scientists, a guy who Reagan first appointed to study global warming, essentially, even if we stopped all CO2 emissions tomorrow, there would be a continued increase in sea temperatures. Oceans are going to rise considerably over the next few generations. Coastal properties will be migrating "inland" within lifetimes of many living today.