Lake in Chile disappers.

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I read this brief piece from the Associated Press in my local newspaper yesterday.

Santiago, Chile – Scientists on Tuesday blamed global warming for the disappearance of a glacial lake in remote southern Chile that faded away in just two months, leaving just a crater behind.
They suggested the melting of nearby glaciers raised the lake’s level to the point where the increased water pressure caused part of a glacier acting as a dam to give way.
The advance and retreat of glaciers are part of the normal dynamics of the Patagonia, but climate change was distorting the process a scientist said.
“This would not be happening if the temperature had not increased,†he said.

I find it amusing they admit it is a glacial lake, which are formed by melting glaciers. If the temperature had not increased there never would have been a glacial lake to begin with. If not for global warming Patagonia would be an entirely different ecosystem.

In a few short weeks I will be spending 10 days in one of my most favorite places on this planet, The Boundry Waters Canoe Area/Quetico Provincial Park. If it wasn't for global warming I would be paddling atop a block of ice miles thick. Plus my summer weight sleeping probably wouldn't cut it. On a positive note, the mosquitoes and deer flies would be tolerable.

Climate change is a good thing. It has been happening for years and will continue to happen.

 

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If the disappearance of a lake in Chile isn't enough to make you believe we will all be dead from global warming in a few short years, then swimming at the North Pole should.

British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh swam for nearly 19 minutes in the frigid waters of the geographic North Pole, the first human being to do so. (we don't know that for sure) In just a speedo and swimming cap, he also swam in the coldest waters-29 degrees-ever endured by a human we don't know that either) as part of his effort to draw attention to the horrific effects of climate change. " I am obviously acstatic to have succeeded, but this swim is a triumph and a tragedy - a triumph that I could swim in such ferocious conditions but a tragedy that it's possible to swim at the North Pole," he said. AP

The only real tragedy is he didn't invite Al Gore and Leonardo DeCapitated for a dip.

I seem to recall Will Steiger taking canoes with him about 20 years ago on his little trek through that neighborhood. He used them to cross open water.