Tag Archives: Greenland

Epic Arctic meltdown portends radically altered future

Posted on December 13, 2020 by John Gibbons

I first wrote about the fate of the Arctic region in April 2008, in the wake of huge melt events in 2005 and September 2007. I returned to the topic in September 2012, a year in which an area of … Continue reading →

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The Arctic ice cap is melting – and with it goes our future

Posted on September 27, 2012 by John Gibbons

Below, my article, as it appears in today’s Irish Times. The piece has ‘gone viral’ via social media, with over 2,500 ‘Recommends’ on Facebook alone, and it was No. 3 in the ‘Most Read’ category of Irishtimes.com last week. Not … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary, unprecedented – but still not newsworthy?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by John Gibbons

Earlier this month, something quite extraordinary and unprecedented occurred in Greenland. The satellite image on the left above shows (in red) the area of Greenland which was experiencing summer melt on July 8th. It amounts to around 40% of the … Continue reading →

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The not-so-strange paradox of global warming’s northern freeze

Posted on December 9, 2010 by John Gibbons

My article, below, as it appears in today’s Irish Times: OPINION: The thaw is on (apparently); can this year’s two extreme cold snaps be linked to wider climate change? AS 2010 draws to a close, globally it will enter the … Continue reading →

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As Cancun begins, deep pessimism abounds

Posted on November 29, 2010 by John Gibbons

Frank McDonald has a timely overview of state of near-paralysis that has engulfed global efforts to arrest climate change in today’s Irish Times (including a good plug for ThinkOrSwim), though I might quibble with the statement: “many scientists now say … Continue reading →

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Hot air, melting ice, ticking clock

Posted on September 28, 2009 by John Gibbons

Hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting Declan Ganley of Libertas until yesterday. Well, Declan is of course a stickler for accuracy, so perhaps ‘encountering’ would be a more accurate term. The brief encounter occurred around noon yesterday, as I was … Continue reading →

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North East Passage open for business

Posted on September 16, 2009 by John Gibbons

The fabled North West Passage, allowing shipping from Asia to Europe to navigate via the Arctic Ocean, is now routinely used. This passage cost the lives of many earlier expeditions. Times have changed, and a century of relentless global warming … Continue reading →

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But they said it couldn’t happen…

Posted on January 16, 2008 by John Gibbons

When you follow climate issues, prepare to be confronted with bad news, lots of it. But no matter how bad things seem to be getting, at least some things are reassuringly constant. Things like Antarctica. This frozen continent is so … Continue reading →

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