South American Glaciers Melting Quickly

blike writes "The BBC is reporting that south american glaciers are melting so fast they've contributed 0.04mm per year to the global sea level since 1975. In the past 8 years, the glaciers have been melting especially rapidly; contributing nearly .1mm to the sea level every year. Another BBC Article further discusses the issue and examins how the changes affect the people living in these areas."

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Re:It is because Bush blocked Kyoto!

[DAldredge]

THIS WAS POSTED BY AN AC above. People need to see this, so I am posting this at +2.

Let the whining begin. Someone will say it is because George W Bush stopped the Kyoto treaty which would have reduced greenhouse gases and prevented this.

Of course, this is wrong on three counts:
# The United States Senate (including its Democrats) have blocked the treaty, not George W Bush
# The Kyoto Treaty increases greenhouse gas emissions (please check section about China)
# There is no evidence of human impact on global warming anyway