Study: Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_sc/sci_sea_ice
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"Due to the recent loss of sea ice, the 2005-2008 autumn central Arctic surface air temperatures were greater than 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) above" what would be expected, the new study reports." end quote.

Though it(the webpage) speaks of the end of arctic sea ice within 30 years, if and when this happens it could be more severe than we expect. It is like when you buy a cold drink with ice. If you put the drink in the sun the drink is cold until all the ice melts. Then it gets hot very fast. The same is true with arctic ice. When it's gone the earth with heat up very fast(30 years from now or sooner the way it looks).

If people live on or near the equator they might have to live underground to keep cool or wear special garments that cool them and protect them from the sun and wind. This will also be true over most of earth to a greater or lesser degree at that point.

Sometimes I wonder if when things heat up it might also cause and increase in clouds and moisture in the air which could cause a drop in temperatures as well. For example, when Mt. St. Helens and Mount Pinatubo in the PHillipines went off it made orange and green and purple sunsets where I lived and made temperatures cooler in general for a summer. So, there are many variables we will have to see when all this actually happens for real. Hopefully, all the changes will be gradual enough for most people to adapt to to limit the likely loss of life from these changes.

However, unless humans help plant and animal species to move to areas more suitable to them during all the climate changes many species might be either decimated or lost both plant, animal, or fish. Most birds are able to fly and therefore can migrate to better places to live during these times. However, if nesting areas are sacrosanct to certain species of birds then we may lose most or all of those species unless humans take chicks and bond them to new nesting areas in better climates.