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Environment & Energy

XemaSab

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1. Meanwhile, the BBC is reporting--get this--

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:58 PM

Sep 2012

"The most cautious forecasts say that the Arctic might become ice-free in the summer by the 2080s or 2090s. But recently many estimates for that scenario have been brought forward."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19508906

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BTW, we're now at 1.54 million square miles . . . thought you'd like to know. [View all] hatrack Sep 2012 OP

Meanwhile, the BBC is reporting--get this-- XemaSab Sep 2012 #1

And again... Speck Tater Sep 2012 #4

These are just weasel words n2doc Sep 2012 #7

Gonna be 2015 at this rate n2doc Sep 2012 #5

The "September" line XemaSab Sep 2012 #6

Anglo-American foreign policy has centered on hegemony over oil supplies since 1904... Junkdrawer Sep 2012 #9

If this is a hoax pscot Sep 2012 #2

Meanwhile, Yahoo news is reporting this... Speck Tater Sep 2012 #3

Oil drilling firms, Big Energy and mineral extractors are truedelphi Sep 2012 #8

We're fucked. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #10