Huge Arctic Ice Shelf Breaks Off

knarfling writes "CNN is reporting that a chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada's northern Arctic. Just last month 21 square miles of ice broke free from the Markham Ice Shelf. Scientists are saying that Ellesmere Island has now lost more than 10 times the ice that was predicted earlier this summer. How long before the fabled Northwest Passage is a reality?"

Artic!

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope it wasn't abstract artic, or else we're all doomed.

Icy Relationship

[DeathGod321]

These icy, loveless relationships aren't meant to last. I'm glad that the arctic broke it off.

sorry

[A little Frenchie]

I just wanted an ice cube...

Those shrieking sounds you hear...

[Equuleus42]

...are the screams of millions of spelling nazis.

Comment removed

[account_deleted]

Comment removed based on user account deletion

Re:Never, hopefully.

[Brynath]

All is going according to Alaska's plan:

1: Join forces with the USA (check)
2: Wait for NWP to open up (almost there)
3: Annex Canada!!!

Re:sorry

[betterunixthanunix]

Ironically, the ice in question was also on the rocks.

And The Award Goes To....

[DougF]

From TFA:

...we're looking at ecosystems on the verge of distinction.

I know almost nobody reads TFA, but apparently no one edits them, either.

Re:Artic!

[Kagura]

It's the place opposite Antartica on the globe.

Re:Artic!

[Anonymous Coward]

Important: As you can see from the "Firehose:Huge Artic Ice Shelf Breaks Off" link right below "Related Stories", this was originally misspelled, even on the front page release. It's fixed, however. Too bad.

Re:1906

[Cassius Corodes]

Leave science to the scientists, and the conspiracy theories to the loon... oh I see... carry on.

Oil!

[mosb1000]

"How long before the fabled Northwest Passage is a reality?"

And when can we start drilling for oil up there?

Re:The Climate Change Guys Will Have a Field Day..

[marco.antonio.costa]

Yea, like "evidence" is something the global warming consensus is going to bother with. They have a CONSENSUS goddammit! You better watch what you say, or they just might burn you at the stake. With ethanol, of course. :-)

Re:1906

[geekoid]

GAH, the Suns effect on temperature increase has been studied, and in fact if that was what is causing, the temperature Range would change up and down daily to match what the sun does. It does not. Nor does it's output match the long term trend.

This. Has. Been. Done.

Stop bringing this up, It's passed on! This hypothesis is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, It rests in peace! If ignorant people wouldn't keep bring it up it'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-HYPOTHESIS!

Re:1906

[bluefoxlucid]

GAH, the Suns effect on temperature increase has been studied, and in fact if that was what is causing, the temperature Range would change up and down daily to match what the sun does. It does not.

....? Why was it 97 degrees saturday, 101 sunday, and then 86 monday in July that one week? *confused*

Re:Artic!

[The Clockwork Troll]

You think so? Let's take a pole.

Re:1906

[Cassius Corodes]

Ah yes, the Global Warming Industry - last year earning a billion trillion dollars by harvesting the energy from the frustration of having to separate the recyclables. Also it eats kittens.

Re:1906

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks for showing everyone just how little you actually know and understand about the subject.

Re:Never, hopefully.

[gregbot9000]

WTF, what year is it in Canada? 1905? I think you're onto something though, and after the States take over the NWP we can then take over the Suez Canal and build a canal through Panama, then there would be no way to stop our Dreadnoughts from ruling the high sea's!

anti-godzilla rock

[irtza]

I too have been worried about Godzilla of late. Then I realized, that there is a rock in my backyard and that the whole time the rock has been there, Godzilla never attacked my home! Its amazing, but its true. I am willing to sell you this rock and take the risk of a Godzilla attack because I feel its only fair that others may benefit. I must charge for it, so that I may use the funds to research other anti-Godzilla measures and fund my anti-bear attack research. Let me know if you are interested.

Comment removed

[account_deleted]

Comment removed based on user account deletion

Re:1906

[Cassius Corodes]

the -only- source of energy in our solar system.

are you on drugs mate? Wtf are you using to run your car.

And plz don't embarrass yourself further by trying to claim it all came from the sun as well...

Re:Artic!

[pushing-robot]

Maybe there is!
Maybe they made us forget!

Re:anti-godzilla rock

[Chris Burke]

Pfft... There's no money in a rock that prevents Godzilla from attacking.

Now a rock that causes Godzilla to attack, that would be where the big bucks are.

Re:1906

[Daniel Dvorkin]

are you on drugs mate? Wtf are you using to run your car.

And plz don't embarrass yourself further by trying to claim it all came from the sun as well...

Oh, my God. Kid, you just embarrassed yourself better than anyone else ever could. And on Slashdot, that's quite a feat.

Re:1906

[Citizen of Earth]

global warming activists kill us all because of an understudied field of science (ecology) led us to ignore other possible cause and effect relationships.

It's a lack of people wearing full pirate regalia!

Re:1906

[Snospar]

I think we can just look at the sun itself

My eyes, my beautiful eyes!

Re:Artic!

[Anonymous Coward]

Silly Pole. You're holding your map upside down again.

Re:1906

[OneoFamillion]

I bet it'll have to sit in the ground for quite some time before we'll have birds large enough to swallow tires.

Or perhaps a very large pelican? Not a very smart bird, the pelican...

*blinks*

Oh, sorry. Please do carry on.

Obligatory

[Anonymous Coward]

"Noone can impart perfect universal truths to their Students."

"Ahem."

"Except math teachers."

Sarah Palin

[GlindaTheGood]

Sarah Palin says: "There is no such thing as global warming so this could not have possibly happened!"