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Global Warming To Leave North Pole Ice-Free

Posted by simoniker on from the penguins-mildly-irritated dept.

cwolfsheep writes "Tonight, Yahoo & AFP news are reporting on a study, further backing up a previous report, that suggests the North Pole will be ice-free in the summer by the next century. Oddly enough, they say the melting will not add to the sea-level of the ocean (since the ice is already in the ocean) and that the extra water will help absorb more greenhouse gases. Maybe we need to start using more aerosols."

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  1. Penguins? by Alex+Reynolds · · Score: 5, Funny

    Penguins live on the other side of the earth -- they probably won't care too much about this.

    Cheers,
    Alex

    1. Re:Penguins? by jkrise · · Score: 3, Funny

      Some penguins even live as far north as 0 degrees. That's right on the equator.

      Must be RedHot Penguins? :^) Thanks for the info...

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  2. *cries* by DarthVeda · · Score: 5, Funny

    *Holding precious copy of Water World*. You mean Kevin Costner LIED to us?! But this was such a good movie!

    1. Re:*cries* by fireboy1919 · · Score: 4, Funny

      He didn't!

      Such an extremely high quality actor in such an extremely high quality film couldn't possibly be lying! You scientists! With all of your science (pardon my French, but it had to be said)! What could you possibly know that hollywood doesn't? Can you make movies? I didn't think so. Next you'll be saying that you can't make a world where computers use people for energy!

      When the smokers come to take over MY atoll, I'll be ready! I'm trying to grow gills even as we speak.

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  3. Is that so.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I for one welcome our new polar bear overlords!

  4. Did anyone else think... by dcypher_67 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Santa on a houseboat?

  5. I guess by 0x12d3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess santa's gonna have to trade that big red suit and sleigh in for a tank top and a suv

  6. Re:Isn't water denser than ice?? by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 4, Funny

    Except a lot of ice (ex : much of Antarctica) is on land in the form of glaciers. If you melt the North Pole, you'll surely melt these glaciers too, and then we'll all be fucked. Well, not me, I'll become a Tibetian Monk. They have internet access, right ? I saw it in an IBM commercial.

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  7. Re:Santa?? by joonasl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows that REAL Santa lives at Korvatunturi in Finnih Lappland. Just ask any Finn. :)

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  8. pollution isnt a problem, it's a solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The radioactive waste means you dont need lights any more, and the mutants chase off the terrorists!

    What more can you ask for?
    think about the children (TM)!

  9. Anti-Warming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I grew up in Florida, have lived most of my life here, and will probably be here for years to come. And I hate hot weather, so I'm totally against this warming trend.

    I'm in favor of a good old-fashioned nuclear winter to cool things down. As a bonus, I'm hoping it would decrease the tourist trade.

    The only thing I hate more than hot weather is yankees.