Global Warming To Leave North Pole Ice-Free

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."

Penguins?

[Alex Reynolds]

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

Cheers,
Alex

*cries*

[DarthVeda]

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

Is that so..

[Anonymous Coward]

I for one welcome our new polar bear overlords!

Did anyone else think...

[dcypher_67]

Santa on a houseboat?

I guess

[0x12d3]

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

Santa??

[Anonymous Coward]

So if there's no North Pole where will Santa live. And all the elves, and the reindeer! They'll drown!!!

Re:Isn't water denser than ice??

[Zork the Almighty]

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.

Re:okay

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, I need the water to rise so that my $20,000 beach house 50 miles away from the ocean will be beach front.

Re:Santa??

[Anonymous Coward]

When I was in second grade, there was this kid that kept insisting that Santa Claus was dead. That kid was sweet.

Too funny

[Pompatus]

From the article:

the disappearance of the Arctic ice cap would benefit maritime transport as it would create a new northern shipping route along Russia's northern coast that could save some 10 days in journey time between Europe and Japan.

I guess every dark cloud really does have a silver lining. And to think I was worried. Don't I feel foolish

Re:Santa??

[joonasl]

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

But wait ...

[SuperDuG]

you're all relieved the water level won't rise ...

But where the hell is santa gunna live if his homeland is melted??

pollution isnt a problem, it's a solution

[Anonymous Coward]

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)!

Re:Penguins?

[jkrise]

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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Re:Isn't water denser than ice??

[lhuiz]

Even if the Gulf stream stays intact, Europe will still be screwed. I mean, here I am, living in Amsterdam, with my head just above the water level if I stand on my toes. A dike is a much too thin line between a productive life and extinction if you ask me. My computer is on the second floor though, so I guess I'll still be allright if I have to start using boats to get anywhere...

Anti-Warming

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Re:*cries*

[fireboy1919]

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.

Re:Here, let me help

[Hittite Creosote]

> I have no desire to see New York covered in a glacial blanket.

You want to see New Orleans underwater instead then?

Blame the polar bears!

[JaJ_D]

Maybe we need to start using more aerosols.

See the _main_ problem is the graffetti undertaken by the polar bears. Some of it is really good - the trouble is they can only get their paws on white, cfc based, spray paint.

Jaj

There is no global warming

[weave]

From sometime in the future next century...

Global warming is a liberal myth. There is no evidence the world is warming up. The complete melting of the polar ice caps this summer is just anecdotal evidence.

Re:More Oil!

[lovebyte]

In other news, the USA has declared war on Greenland claiming that weapons of mass destructions might be hidden in some igloos.

Re:Isn't water denser than ice??

[asb]

England's weather would start to be more like Nova Scotia's.

I apologize for the obvious joke, but wouldn't that really be an improvement?

Good news!

[amightywind]

...the North Pole will be ice-free in the summer by the next century.

Good news. This will provide an ample new area for whale hunting.