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I thought some of those facts were really shocking, such as the rate at which the sea levels are predicted to rise, and how there could possibly be another ice age!

I guess it just shows that we need to take action before it’s too late

absolutely – the issue is so timely

The camp here, 600 miles from the South Pole, is called WAIS Divide, named for its place atop a regional divide of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. In January, 45 scientists, technicians and support staffers labored here at a cost of about $3 million for the season. They worked around the clock, inside an icehouse, probing a plateau of ice so thick that the continent sags beneath its weight.

The first samples already reveal intriguing evidence of climate complexity. In ice layers attributed to the Middle Ages, when Europe was unusually warm, the team found surprisingly high levels of carbon black particles, or soot. Levels were found to be twice as high as during the more heavily populated and industrialized 20th century, says geochemist Ross Edwards at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nev.

http://www.globalwarming360.net/

I think the most dangerous thing which is caused by global warming is the melting of ice caps. Ice caps are white, and reflect sunlight, much of which is reflected back into space, further cooling Earth. If the ice caps melt, the only reflector is the ocean. Dark color of ocean absorbs more light, thus warming the earth. Warming of the earth can cause melting of ice caps, glaciers, ice mountains, etc. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, if all glaciers melted today the seas would rise about 230 feet which is extremely dangerous to the human life.
http://www.globalwarming360.net/