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Addiction to Fossil Fuels, Arctic Ice Melt, Arctic Methane Emergency Group (AMEG), Climate Change, Climate Tipping Points, Collapse of Industrial Civilization, Department of Defense, Director of the Oceans Institute of the University of Western Australia Marine Scientist Prof Carlos Duarte, Dr. Jennifer Francis of Rutgers, Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski, Environmental Collapse, Homeland Security, NASA’s Chief Scientist Gale Allen, National Science Foundation Director Cora Marett, Peter Wadhams
This will be the first time I have reblogged an entire piece, but circumstances warrant that I do so. Chilling developments…
This week, a number of top scientists, experts, DoD and Homeland Security Department notables are convening an emergency meeting warning White House officials that the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free during summertime within two years.
This A-Team (A for Arctic) includes NASA’s chief scientist Gale Allen, National Science Foundation Director Cora Marett, Director of the Oceans Institute of the University of Western Australia marine scientist Prof Carlos Duarte, and nine other top Arctic specialists together with key representatives from the US Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon.
The Washington meeting is the second major climate emergency meeting of its kind to occur within the past month. Just a few weeks ago, the UK held its own climate meeting in response to severe and unprecedented weather occurring throughout Europe this winter and spring.
Scientists and specialists descending on the White House are now echoing increasingly urgent warnings coming from Arctic…
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