Thursday, March 22, 2007

Arctic in danger

The Arctic is the newest spot endangered by Global Warming.

"Pollution from industrialized countries is heating the Arctic atmosphere faster than any region on Earth, a new study warns.

European researchers writing in today's issue of the journal Science report that temperature spikes in the Arctic are mainly caused by "human-induced emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases."

Ship emissions, smoke from summer forest fires, and air pollutants such as aerosols and ozone coming from the lower latitudes are contributing to "significant warming trends," the report authors say.
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Better start learning how to swim. Check out the original: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070316-arctic-pollution.html

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