Arctic Report Card: Climate change transforming Arctic into ‘dramatically different state’

Arctic Report Card: Climate change transforming Arctic into ‘dramatically different state’
NOAA’s 2021 Arctic Report Card documents the numerous ways that climate change continues to fundamentally alter this once reliably-frozen region, as increasing heat and the loss of ice drive its transformation into a warmer, less frozen and more uncertain future. 
This year’s Arctic Report Card is the 16th annual volume of original, peer-reviewed environmental observations and analysis that documents rapid and dramatic shifts in weather, climate, terrestrial and oceanic conditions in the circumpolar region. Compiled by 111 scientists from 12 nations, it was released today during a virtual press conference hosted by the American Geophysical Union during its fall meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
“The Arctic Report Card continues to show how the impacts of human-caused climate change are propelling the Arctic region into a dramatically different state than it was in just a few decades ago,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “The trends are alarming and undeniable. We face a decisive moment. We must take action to confront the climate crisis.”

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/arctic-report-card-climate-change-transforming-arctic-into-dramatically-different-state

Let all the South Pole ice and snow melt and run into the ocean. We will then have a new land continent larger than Australia loaded with gold , diamonds copper  lead Iron etc and then we can go to war with France Russia, England and more to see who will control and populate this new ice free continent.  
Oh the joys and insanity of humanity.

Antarctica doesn't belong to anyone. There is no single country that owns Antarctica. Instead, Antarctica is governed by a group of nations in a unique international partnership. The Antarctic Treaty, first signed on December 1, 1959, designates Antarctica as a continent devoted to peace and science.  

And how long do ya think this will last after the ice has melted?

Your such a pessimist Adrian but unfortunately probably fairly spot on.
One must live in hope that humanity won't disintegrate into a mad max scenario



cheers moredeep

Adrian, If Antarctica's ice were to fully melt, I'd worry more about what the effects of climate change would then have on the world, than who would be first to open up a trade route.    

Kon

Well it used to be connected to South America, so maybe the Yanks will claim it or maybe we will find aboriginal burial sites there and they will say it all belongim them since before it ever got covered in ice   Either way there will be a gigantic sh..t fight over the place in the not so distant future at the current rate of ice melt. It is there for the taking by whoever is powerful enough.......On the other hand after the current melting, in 35,000 years it will be covered in ice again.