At 5,282 square miles the Wilkins Ice Shelf is one of the largest on the Antarctic Peninsula. It is also the latest casualty of global warming. Satellite images released today by the British Antarctic Survey and the National Snow and Ice Data Center reveal a massive collapse over the past month—disintegration resulting in, most recently, a breakaway iceberg seven times the size of Manhattan.
Ah, isn't it human nature to shift the blame.. Of course we are to blame.. Lets go back to Egypt. It wasnt always a desert there, but mis-use of the land over years turned lush fertile soil into sand.. proven study if you dont believe me.. You can only abuse mother nature so much before she fights back.. We werent ment to have cars and factories, if we were, they would have been here at the beginning of time. Our world doesnt know how to deal with whats happening to it, things werent ment t be the way that they are.. And who got us there? US! We are to blame.. We were ment to work side by side with nature, not mutilate and inotxicate it.. Sure there is a natural cycle the earth goes through, but its suposed to be over hundreds/thousands of years, not months or days.. The flash floods and storms and fires all go hand in hand with whats going on.. Its our blindness and failure to open your eyes that is only making things worse.. shifting the blame doesnt help either.. Is saying "its not our fault" going to save us when our homes are under water? I dont think the majority of man kind understands what we are up against... Watch water world and start planning where youll put your new float home, and watch the day after tomorrow, can you survive a nucular winter? The ice shelf breaking is a major deal and will have a domino effect on our RAPIDLY changing environment.. Just keep pointing the finger and see where you end up..
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