http://www.net.org/warming/stills.htmlHmm sure looks like the ice is melting alot. On all the places on earth, ice is melting rapidly... I say rapidly because the earth is 4,6 billion years old, and all of this melting has only been going on for a couple of years, really nothing when compared to earths lifetime.
See I'm not worried about like '0.5 degrees more' in my lifetime, whiche doesn't even seem like the right number to me anyways I think its way more. But I am concerned about the effect of that warming. Look at the Arctic and Antarctica. That ice (along with every other ice on this planet) is melting very fast.
Ever wondered why there were iceages? Its because the ocean streams stopped flooding. They are for the earth what a radiator is for a damn car. The warm water goes to the Poles and cools down, goes back to a warmer place heats up.
The ice ages in the past happened because the ocean streams stopped flooding. Why? Well one of the ice ages was caused because a big chunk from Canada or North America broke off and fell in the ocean. This stopped the ocean streams --> Europe was covered in ice...
The EXACT same thing is happening right now with Antarctica.
This is a nice picture that will someofwhat show why I typed all this:
http://www.mnforsustain.org/images/climate_antarctica_3_larsenB_shelf.jpgFirst off all, a big chunk off ice is missing there that has happened over some years. What is happening right now, is that on the left you see those little grey pools. Thats actually water that is making its way down the enormous icemass. (It might not look big on this photo but that is a gigantic wall of ice). Now if that breakes off, its going to raise the sealevel. Problem is, this is happening all over the world.. Greenland Antarctica Arctic.
I found a bit of video aobut that Al gore movie, maby go see it. I do not believe everything he says in that video (and I still hear a little voice behind the movie say 'vote for me') but still. If only half of what he says will happen, global warming is going to cause some serious shit soon.
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1539318&vid=88437 Go hire that video. Watch it, and tell me what you think