Climate Change Speeds Up Since 1997 Kyoto Accord
As the world has talked for a dozen years about what to do next, new ship passages opened through the Arctic's once-frozen summer sea ice. In Greenland and Antarctica, ice sheets have lost trillions of tons. Mountain glaciers in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa are shrinking faster than before. By SETH BORENSTEIN, The Associated Press
JOHN MCCONNICO / APIn this July 2007 photo, an iceberg is seen melting off the coast of Ammasalik, Greenland.
SUBHANKAR BANERJEE / AP This 2003 photo shows a polar bear walking in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.Related- Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
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WASHINGTON — Since the 1997 Kyoto international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest warnings made back then. As the world has talked for a dozen years about what to do next, new ship passages opened through the Arctic's once-frozen summer sea ice. In Greenland and Antarctica, ice sheets have lost trillions of tons. Mountain glaciers in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa are shrinking faster than before. And it's not just the frozen parts of the world that have felt the heat... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010334012_climatechange23.html?syndication=rss