All right, class. We've looked at asteroid collisions, supervolcano eruptions at Yellowstone, and biblical-sized tsunamis from the collapse of Cumbre Vieja.
Now let's look at another apocalyptic scenario: the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Eugene Linden ANTARCTICA: endangered animals, rapid climate change, global deforestation, fragging
And at the other end, geographically speaking, we have the collapse of the North Polar Ice Cap and the coming Super Winter: An Ice Age From Global Warming. And another take on it: How Global Warming May Cause the Next Ice Age.
So apparently we're doomed. We just don't know yet what will get us. But with the Bird Flu coming this fall/winter (too many references, just Google for "Avian Influenza"), there won't be too many of us left to worry about it, anyway.
Update: that chilly goodness just keeps coming: Britain faces big chill as ocean current slows
Posted on June 29, 2005 08:26 AM