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November 12, 2007

UN General Secretary Visiting Antarctica Delcares Global Warming an Emergency


On a three day visit to Antarctica, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon declared global warning an emergency. Antarctica is warming at an alarming rate, and as the ice sheet thins and glaciers melt, there is the very real threat of sea level rise.

For more, link to: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45265/story.htm

Link to video of the visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgmNnO9mNj0