This article is actually by my son, Sam Yates. He is not a member of DailyKos. However, it is so important that I am posting it here for the community to read. From this point, all "I's" refer to him, not me.
A New Ocean in the Arctic and What It Means
by Sam Yates
I first typed up the bulk of this on some forums that I frequently visit, but the subject's important enough that I figured it out to have a wider audience--So here it goes.
Some of y'all--those who talk to me on a fairly regular basis, or those who have made contact of some sort or another with me during the past month or so--are probably aware that lately, I've had my britches in a bundle over the subject of global warming, largely because of the truly spectacular things that have been happening in the Arctic this year. These things are so spectacular, in fact, and so unnerving in their implications, that I think it behooves me to make at least some noise about 'em.
