Dramatic Indications of a Changing Ecology

Often we are presented with the overwhelming evidence of the mounting dangers concerning our planets changing weather patterns. From films as overtly propagandistic as “An Inconvenient Truth“, to cute family orientated features such as “An Arctic Tale “, the realities of a warming planet inundate the popular mind.

However, no image of change has as a profound an effect as a BBC short segment I happened to come across this morning. The clip shows the flyover images of a portion of the Antarctic Ice Shelf, the size of the Isle of Man in the British Isles, breaking off of the main shelf in direct result of the raising temperatures. The sheer size and displacement of such a free floating object are astounding to say the least, but also present immediate complications with the earths natural weather patterns.

If for nothing else, the images offer a rare epic glimpse at our changing earth.

~ by maffersalmon on March 26, 2008.