VANISHING: GLOBAL WARMING by arcticfox1
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Living in Alaska for many years now, I have seen vividly the effects of global warming. Glaciers that I could walk up to, are no longer visable, except by boat or long drive - or plane. The permafrost of the tunda is melting, affecting village life and creating challenging engineering work. (my son is a civil engineer here)
Summers are hotter (we NEVER saw 90's here years ago and have them now) and winters warmer, affecting the economy of cities and towns. This year, the World Championship Dog Sled races were cancelled, due to warm weather and lack of snow - only the 7th time in 60 years, with almost all of the cancellations being in the last ten years. As to the cause? That is not for me to decide, but our planet is...being affected drastically by the changes.....
Rendered in Bryce 5, text and border added in Photopaint. Thanks for stopping and viewing...comments welcomed. :-)
Comments (10)
arcticfox1
You're absolutely right and I'm not happy that the US is not part of the treaty! "We grow too soon old...and too late, smart".
buzz69
i totally agree with you on this subject as just only last week a british explorer who set off to walk across the unknown ice floor in north pole had to turn back when to his astonishment he discovered that the split of the ice was so large that it was now impossible to go any further!! maybe our young generation will do something about it but i don't hold out any hopes, as here in south of england my 15 year old son has never been taught about it in school!!! NEVER!! sad really! beautiful artwork that has really made me think out this!! thank you ;o) VOTE
YARDOBE
Well,our Polar Bears here in Manitoba are feeling it...reduced ice,longer summers...not sure what my freedom has to do with this situation...and I like the render too!
wizardtim
There is warming in some areas and yet other parts of the earth do not show this trend. We humans do not understand the forces that cause these things to happen. Kyoto is a political tool meant to restrict the US economy, while letting big polluters like China and India out of the deal. The promoters of "global warming" are self-serving, and are creating lots of fear where there needs to be none. A bit of research will prove that. So, with that said, let the insults fly. I know I have unpopular views here, as tradional values are endangered species. BTW, it is a nice image. Remember two things, keep an open mind, and beware those who wish to take your freedom, especially under the guise of saving the world. And if you don't understand how Kyoto effects your freedom, you need some educating.
arcticfox1
Precisely my point...freedom of views and education and discussion!! Differing viewpoints do not have to be interpreted as "insulting". :-)) None of us can know...everything...an open mind is a sponge waiting to absorb life-nourishing fluid!
turner
@wizardtim "keep an open mind" Doesn't sound like you keep an open mind.........
soffy
your so right Anita,where I live we hardly feel the changes of the seasons,a short spring and from one day to another its summer for 2 or 3 month,autumn maybe 1 month and the rest is winter,we shuold take more care of our world,love what you have created here an excellent creationV
dragon1
Global warming isn't going to destroy the planet - it's only going to destroy the ability of the planet to support us. The planet will just keep going along fine, and there will probably still be life of some sort on it, but we'll all be gone.
dcclxxvii
Very, very wise words that are too rarely spoken and even more rarely heard. I hope every Human Being will finally realize how the foolishness of the masses and those in "command" will ruin this whole planet (and possibly beyond), giving our future children only a charred and bitter wasteland as our legacy of the once beautiful and graceful Mother Earth. Just remember, there aren't power and force in masses only, every single person can change the whole world by changing theirselves. I rarely give a vote, but if any, this was the greatest reason to give one.
soepie17
First I'd like to express my fanship of fox' work, there's enourmous reliability in your quality. Every piece could be commented with 'outstanding', 'awesome' and other superlatives :D About the subject: I think we should be concerned about the world we live in, but that we must see not to become affraid of things we don't know too much about. Our weather is a so called self-organising system, for example; if a vacu is found by air, it will fill it. In this way I believe our entire universe restores itself, like our own body restores itself after being wounded or exhausted. Unfortunately, everything also tends to come to an end some time (people die, sorts get extinct, houses are broken down), so earth will be gone some day, humanity will be gone some day, everything will. But meanwhile some other species and sorts and things will have evolved, and then will live or just be. We don't know when our time is, or when earths time has come. The only thing we can do is be thankfull for the time we get to be, and fill this time with as much joy as we can get, and maybe even more imported: don't keep that joy for ourselves, but SPREAD IT!!! Mi lobie you allemaal!!!