12 The Julian News
Questions & Answers
About Our Environment
Dear EarthTalk: I heard that
the Arctic summer sea ice is at
its lowest level since we began
recording it. What are the
implications of all this melting?
-- Jo Shoemaker, Bowie, MD
It is true that on September 16,
2012 the world reached a new
low: The National Snow and Ice
Data Center (NSIDC) reported
that the extent of sea ice across
the Arctic was at its lowest since
satellite record-keeping began
in 1979. On that date the sea ice
reached its summer minimum,
1.32 million square miles, half of
what the average size of summer
ice was between 1979 and 2000,
and almost 20 percent lower than
the previous record minimum of
1.61 million square miles set on
Sept. 18, 2007. NSIDC added
that, despite especially warm
conditions in 2007 being much
more favorable for sea ice loss
than this year, the thinning of sea
ice due to climate change has
made the ice more vulnerable to
breakup and melting.
Meanwhile, researchers with
the European Space Agency's
CryoSat-2 probe reported in
August that beyond the loss of
sea-ice extent, the thickness and
volume of the ice has also been
declining significantly faster than
expected: They found just 1,679
cubic miles this past summer as
compared to 3,118 cubic miles
in the summer of 2004. They
anticipate that the Arctic could
be ice-free in the summer for a
day or more by the end of the
decade.
The implications of such
melting are potentially immense.
For starters, wildlife like polar
bears, seals and walruses
depend on sea ice for their
survival; their habitat is literally
being pulled out from under
them. Polar bears were added to
the federal Endangered Species
List in 2008 for this very reason in
what environmentalists herald as
a great victory in that the federal
government officially recognized
the existence of global warming
and would therefore be able to
take more decisive action to rein
in carbon pollution--of course,
that part of the dream has yet to
be realized.
Perhaps even more alarming
is the fact that melting sea ice
and accelerating Arctic warming
spur changes in the jet stream
that increase the frequency of
weather extremes like droughts,
floods, heat waves and cold
spells in the mid-latitude regions
of the Northern Hemisphere.
The fact that 2012 has been a
scorcher all around--July was
the hottest month on record, with
two-thirds of the U.S. in drought,
wildfires running rampant
and half the counties in the
country designated as federal
disaster areas--only makes
• the connection between carbon
pollution and the. greenhouse
effect all the more apparent.
Environmentalists argue that
we already have the technology
On September 16, 2012 thgNational Snow and Ice Data Center
reported that the extent of sea ice across the Arctic was at its
lowest since satellite record-keeping began in 1979. Pictured."
Satellite data reveal how the new record low compares to the
average minimum extent over the past 30 years (oultined area).
and the legal tools to achieve
rapid greenhouse pollution
reductions "Full use of all of
the Clean Air Act's successful
pollution-reduction programs is
our best route to quick reductions
in greenhouse gas emissions,"
says Shaye Wolf, climate
science director at the Center
for Biological Diversity's Climate
Law Institute. "The Obama
administration, however, has
been too slow and timid in using
this bedrock law to cut pollution,"
"The polar meltdown shows
we're teetering on the brink of
climate-change catastrophe,"
adds Wolf. "Arctic sea ice plays
a critical role in regulating
the planet's climate. We can't
wait any longer to cut carbon
pollution."
CONTACTS: Center for
Biological Diversity, www.
biologicaldiversity.org; National
Snow and Ice Data Center, www.
nsidc.org; European Space
Agency's CryoSat-2, www.esa.int/
esaLP/LPcryosat.html.
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Eagles Football
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Cole picks up a quick 2 yards
on first down. On second down,
Hunter pitches a lateral .to Cole
who puts his arm into and throws
for a wide-open Tah. The ball
just skims Tah's hand for an INC.
Hunter gets the first down with
a 15-yard rocket to Kellen and
follows up with a 32-yard catch
and run to Cole. First and goal
at the Rams 2. Jumbo time as
Duey gets his first TD of the
season. The Eagles attempt at
a two-pointer end up short, but
they're coming back ..... ..but will
they run out of time? Less than 4
minutes to go, Borrego 33, Julian
27.
The Rams get a good return
on Brian's kick, but can't deal
with a swarming flock of Eagles
defenders and the ball goes back
to Julian after an offensive pass
interference call with a loss of
down and a Rams' desperation
pass attempt on a third down
incompletion. Borrego's punt is
deep into the Eagles territory.
With 2:02 left on the clock and
the game on the line, Hunter tried
a quick pass to Kellen that went
incomplete. On second down,
Hunter finds Tah out in the open
and gives the ball flight. Tah
plucked the ovoid orb over the
head of a Rams DB and sailed
into the endzone for an 80-yard
touchdown. About 6 yards from
the endzone, Tah made a PPR
highlights worthy move which the
sidelines official, took as a taunt.
The officials couldn't decide if
the call would be for taunting
or an unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty. The ball was set at the
17 for the extra point. Which
just made it a little bit longer of
a chip shot for Brian. The PAT
was good and now, with 1:48 left
in the game, WE ARE UP 34 to
33. The game ain't over yet.
Borrego takes Brian's kick
deep and gets back to their 35-
yard line. The Rams first pass
falls incomplete. The Rams
get no yards on a rush against
the fired up Eagles D Line and
October 31, 2012
get flagged for offsides on third
down. Another flag for an illegal
procedure call and the Rams go
out on downs with 13 seconds
left on the clock.
Your Eagles take a knee and
the game is over, flnitoH Final
score, the Julian Eagles 34, the
Borrego Springs Rams 33.
Our football team closes out
their 2012 season with an away
game against.Vincent Memorial
High School in El Centro next
Friday, The time of the game has
continued on page 13
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