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Formerly Classified Global Warming Spy Photos Released

Posted by kdawson on from the inconvenient-images dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Obama administration has released more than a thousand intelligence images of Arctic ice, following a declassification request by the National Academy of Sciences. The images feature a 1m resolution, and scientists who have had to base climate models on 15m- or 30m-resolution photos are rejoicing. The photos, kept classified by the Bush administration, show the impact of global warming in the Arctic and the retreat of glaciers in Washington and Alaska."

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  1. The glaciers are retreating! by Anonymous+CowHardon · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least we're winning the battle against something!

    1. Re:The glaciers are retreating! by DrMrLordX · · Score: 5, Funny

      I never liked them much anyway. So cold and impersonal . . .

  2. So uh... by acehole · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why was a spy satellite taking snaps of the ice classified? The ice launching an incursion into US territory? Are they afraid the terrible secret of ice will be revealed?

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    Be you Admins? nay, we are but lusers!
    1. Re:So uh... by WoodenTable · · Score: 5, Funny

      It has nothing to do with the ice, really. It's all about where much of the ice is; specifically, a great deal of it is located in a little-known nation just north of America. The American public is largely unaware of it, and knowledge of its existence could shock them to their very cores, should it come out. The only reasonable response is a blanket of secrecy.

      This also explains a great deal about Alaskans. Since this "shadow nation" is located east of Alaska, not north, they have a different view of it compared to the other states. And it has changed them.