Bye Bye Shaka

So that’s it for the polar bears. A new study seems to confirm earlier theories that within a couple of generations the North Pole ice will completely melt during summer. Two things I see immediately stemming from this. Instead of a generally impassable icy border between the vast coastlines of Russia & Canada, there will be open sea. Expect much smuggling, immigration, and possible clashes. Canada is already looking into this.

Possible diversion of the Gulf Stream could devastate agricutlure in Ireland and Britain, which currently benefit greatly from the warming effects of the Gulf Stream during winter. Their latitude is about the same as Newfoundland, but today they are not so buggeringly cold in winter. This could change dramatically.

Earlier here.