Ministers get close look at Antarctic ice threat - 26 Feb 2009 | |
Ministers get close look at Antarctic ice threat Dr. Carl Bøggild, Ice and snow melt researcher, The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway: Glaciers in Greenland and also in Antarctica and other places are moving much faster than we’d previously thought. That kind of dynamics is not accounted for because it is not fully understood yet. But as is, we may have a higher sea level rise than IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) stated a year ago. Dr. Ted Scambos – National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, USA (M): Ice shelves are good indicators of climate change because they respond not only to air temperature on the surface, where the rest of the ice sheet responds too, but also to warming in the ocean underneath. The bad news is that when you break the ice shelf away, all of those glaciers accelerate very rapidly, flowing into the ocean. If that happens elsewhere in Antarctica where there are even larger glaciers, we’ll see very sudden jumps in the rate of sea level rise. VOICE: The scenario before scientists that now takes Antarctic ice melt into account is certainly alarming. Addressing the environment ministers, Norwegian Polar Institute Research Director Dr. Kim Holmen also confirmed the most grave concerns, saying, “This new analysis shows us actually the whole of Antarctica has been warming.” Your Excellencies and esteemed scientist participants, we laud your commitment in making such a significant journey to verify the fragile situation of our planet. May the visit compel your wise leadership toward actions to preserve the lives of the Earth’s inhabitants. Supreme Master Ching Hai has frequently spoken with concern about the rising sea levels, which first affect coastal and island countries. In a videoconference with our Association’s Center in New Zealand on August 19, 2008, she expressed her faith in government leaders to guide their co-citizens to safety. Videoconference with Supreme Master Ching Hai Q(f): What encouragement can we give them to stand up and spread the message to the people to be vegetarian? Supreme Master Ching Hai: I think they will have to, in time. And I hope they do it soon, so that we still have a chance to save millions, billions of people or the whole planet. What is the use of having economy or political power when everybody is dead? Even if the leader is still alive, whom would he or she rule if there’s no citizen left? I am worried about your country; it’s a small island surrounded by water. And if the water level rise then…I don’t want to talk about it. But I’m sure your leader will realize it sooner or later, that survival is number one. Political position, economic power is number ten, very low, low, low, low down there. First we have to survive.
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