This article talks about some of the research being done on arctic clouds and how they may be affecting global warming. It also talks about the already dramatic effects of climate change on this fragile area.
By BETH DUFF-BROWN, Associated Press Writer, November 26, 2006
EUREKA, Nunavut Territory – Scientists are peering into the clouds near the top of the world, trying to solve a mystery and learn something new about global warming.
The mystery is the droplets of water in the clouds. With the North Pole just 685 miles away, they should be frozen, yet more of them are liquid than anyone expected.
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With NASA reporting that 2005 was the warmest year on record worldwide, the debate over global warming marches on, but not here. The American and Canadian scientists at the Eureka Weather Station in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, like the Inuit who are seeing their native habitat thaw, are beyond questioning the existence of climate change.
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“By and large,” he said, “we are not now arguing about whether global warming is going to happen; the argument has turned to: How big is it going to be?”
