The article I read was about the thinning of the ice in the oceans of Greenland, and on the coastlines of Antarctica. This September, NASA reported that the loss of ice is caused by the glaciers speeding up where they flow into the sea. The reason for the thinning ice is that satellite lasers are effecting the currents/flow of the ocean due to the loss of glaciers. Unfortunally, the glaciers are thinning out about 9 meters per year!
I believe that this is something that should be handled very quickly and should be something to worry about. I think this because the ice is thinning at such a fast rate, it could possibly hurt our environment. Also, as it mentions in the reading, future sea levels are now unpredictable.
I got my article from the website... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090923143331.htm
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