Environment

Rising Levels of Seas and Denial

Source: Monbiot.com
Credits: George Monbiot
Dated: 2011-12-08

A Levelling

[ An excellent article raising some excellent points for all sorts of denialists, not just for those trying, like Canute, to deny the global evidence for sea-level rise. ]

The Spectator has allowed me to rebut Nils-Axel Morner’s rubbish about sea levels.

 

By George Monbiot, published in the Spectator 8th December 2011.

Oil and water don't mix in Nebraska debate over pipeline

Source: Reuters
Credits: Michael Avok ,Greg McCune (Editing), Peter Bohan (Editing)
Dated:  2011-09-30

Oil and water don't mix in Nebraska debate over pipeline

Europe Headed for Water Crisis

By Ray Smith, LUCERNE, Switzerland, Inter Press Service, Jul 22, 2011

LUCERNE, Switzerland, Jul 22, 2011 (IPS) - Future glacier retreat in the Alps could affect the hydrology of large streams more strongly than previously assumed, a new study shows. Water shortages in summer could become more frequent.

Even though their ice is called 'eternal', many alpine glaciers' lives may come to an end within this century. For 150 years, most of them have been more or less constantly retreating, and since the eighties, their shrinkage has visibly increased.

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