I read a depressing article today in the SF Gate about how this summer, the sea ice in the Arctic shrank 1 million square miles more than the average melt over 25 years, an area larger than Alaska and Texas combined.
The cause? Global warming.
Sea ice is thinner, Arctic wildlife are getting pushed closer to extinction, and Arctic temperatures are rising faster than the global average. I found this particular quote to be most disturbing: “the stunning thing is that there’s less sea ice in the Arctic now than most climate models project for 2050.”
Personally, I’m not sure how we fix this. We can all continue to do our part, but it certainly feels like we need drastic change… and fast.
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