Feb 14, 2011
The Arctic is the planet's air conditioner and it's starting to break down.
~ Eban Goodstein, resource economist at New York state's Bard College and co-author of the report, 'Arctic Treasure, Global Assets Melting Away.'
A recent Reuters article looking at the report points out that:
"Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves."
(Photo credit: the amazing Yann Arthus Bertrand)