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Posted Mon Feb 9 2009: from Times Online (UK): Polar ice caps melting faster http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1234192423 THE ice caps are melting so fast that the world's oceans are rising more than twice as fast as they were in the 1970s, scientists have found. They have used satellites to track how the oceans are responding as billions of gallons of water reach them from melting ice sheets and glaciers. The effect is compounded by thermal expansion, in which water expands as it warms, according to the study by Anny Cazenave of the National Centre for Space Studies in France. These findings come at the same time as a warning from an American academic whose research suggests Labour's policies to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050 are doomed. [Read more stories about: arctic meltdown, rising sea level, faster than expected] New!: Your Quips: Canuck says: "If only we could do that, we'd not listen to ourselves then, either." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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