Global Warming: Arctic glacier to lose Manhattan-sized 'tongue'

17:34 14 July 2009 by Catherine Brahic
For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17465-arctic-glacier-to-lose-manhattansized-tongue.html)The biggest glacier in the Arctic is on the verge of losing a chunk of ice the size of Manhattan. A group of scientists and climate change activists who are closely monitoring the Petermann glacier's ice tongue believe the rapid flow of ice is in part due to warm ocean currents moving up along the coast of Greenland, fuelled by global warming.

This a story in Newscientist magazine. Another proof of global warming (GW) impact. Global warming is a global issue and to reduce the impact need universal solutions..so many names related to GW-Kyoto Protocols, Montreal Protocoals, Green Technology, Eco Products so on and so forth. On contrary to all these, people are still fighting each other..war..nuclear missiles testing, combat terrorist , bla..bla.bla.by which contribute massess of GW sources. This is the proof of the earth is becoming vulnerable from people's exploitation and uncivilised thinking...