JFK in 1961

“If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get freshwater from saltwater, that would be in the long-range interest of humanity (and) would dwarf any other scientific accomplishments.”

President John F. Kennedy
April 12, 1961

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The Geography of Melting

“Last Month’s Atlantic Monthly Magazine had an eye-opening map and article related to what’s going on in the Arctic. Instead of focusing solely on melting ice caps and struggling polar bears, the article demonstrated what the geo-political consequences are in the region due to global warming. One of the consequences has been the permanent opening for the legendary Northwest Passage.”

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Greenland Melt May Swamp LA, Other Cities, Study Says

“Greenland’s massive ice sheet could begin to melt this century and may disappear completely within the next thousand years if global warming continues at its present rate.

According to a new climate change study, the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet would raise the oceans by seven meters (23 feet), threatening to submerge cities located at sea level, from London to Los Angeles. “

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State unprepared for effects of warming, report says

“Despite its tough goals to reduce greenhouse gases, California is not prepared to deal with the flooding, coastal erosion and loss of wildlife habitat that scientists are predicting in the coming decades as a result of higher global temperatures, a new report says.”

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