Comprehensive new study confirms that global warming is devastating Arctic
For the handful of people left in the world who don't yet believe it,
a comprehensive new study should remove all doubt that the Arctic is
being ravaged by global warming. The four-year study, commissioned
by eight nations with Arctic territory (including the U.S.), was
conducted by nearly 300 scientists as well as representatives from
native communities in the region. It concluded that while global
warming will have a few beneficial effects, like a longer growing
season, the consequences will be overwhelmingly negative for wildlife
and human communities. It also concludes pointedly that "human
influences, resulting primarily from increased emissions of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gases, have now become the dominant
factor" in climate change. The report's official release has been
pushed back to Nov. 9 -- some say due to political considerations
regarding the U.S. election -- but large sections were provided to
The New York Times last week