For the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.


http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/c...ole-855406.html

sweeeeeet

How come the oceans didn't rise. I thought we would be under water if that happened.

Looks very icy to me. Temp at 2 Celsius.

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/npole/2008/imag...0628-034852.jpg

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/npole/2008/imag...0628-094614.jpg

Here's a very pretty pix, especially if you love winter, but it's not the north pole. It's a launching spot for a trek to the pole and it had just snowed apparently. This is an April image.

http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/npole/2008/imag...0403-132108.jpg

As the late, great George Carlin said: "It's all bull!@#$ and it's bad for ya."

must be using the same method of reporting the oil "surging supply" scenario.