Thursday, September 20, 2012

Ban drilling say MPs as 'wake up call' shows Arctic ice melt could cause colder winters in UK

Telegraph: The Environmental Audit Committee warned that the melting of sea ice is now happening so fast the Arctic could be ice free in summer "in the next few years'. Joan Whalley, Chairwoman of the committee, said the UK weather pattern will be affected by the huge amount of fresh, cold water melting into the sea. "There is evidence that the melting Arctic may be affecting the gulf stream currents that bring warmth to the UK and Northern Europe and so may be behind the unusually cold winters that have...

URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9553548/Ban-drilling-say-MPs-as-wake-up-call-shows-Arctic-ice-melt-could-cause-colder-winters-in-UK.html
Enclosure: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02152/arc_2152436b.jpg

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