Arctic meltdown

It is easy to forget that although we had a poor summer, other areas of the world had another record breaking few months with temperatures which show that we are very much still in the grip of global warming. Today's 'Independent' front page has a graphic illustration of this...

"Parts of the Arctic have experienced an unprecedented heatwave this summer, with one research station in the Canadian High Arctic recording temperatures above 20C, about 15C higher than the long-term average. The high temperatures were accompanied by a dramatic melting of Arctic sea ice in September to the lowest levels ever recorded, a further indication of how sensitive this region of the world is to global warming"

Click on the front page to read the rest of the article and click here to read about a helicopter flight across Greenland's melting glaciers