October 10, 2005

10/11 - Shifting Arctic Baselines: New salmon runs and defecting crabs?

What's this world coming to? Global warming is clearly upon us, not just with hurricane havoc, but also the rearrangement of the Arctic Sea that is now in progress. Here's an article in today's New York Times that highlights some of the upcoming chaos.

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As the ice melts, salmon run up new rivers and crabs think about defecting to Russia

Posted by Randy Olson at October 10, 2005 04:08 PM