The Economist (June 16)
Glaciers are retreating and permafrost is thawing in the Arctic, where June snow cover is just 80% of what it was in the 1960s. As the habitat changes, some species will win and others will lose. “Perhaps not since the 19th-century clearance of America’s forests has the world seen such a spectacular environmental change. It is a stunning illustration of global warming, the cause of the melt. It also contains grave warnings of its dangers. The world would be mad to ignore them.”Glaciers are retreating and permafrost is thawing in the Arctic, where June snow cover is just 80% of what it was in the 1960s. As the habitat changes, some species will win and others will lose. “Perhaps not since the 19th-century clearance of America’s forests has the world seen such a spectacular environmental change. It is a stunning illustration of global warming, the cause of the melt. It also contains grave warnings of its dangers. The world would be mad to ignore them.”
Tags: Arctic, Glaciers, Global warming, Habitat, Species
