Just revealed! Proof of global warming Bush didn’t want the world to see

Canadian Astronaut, Bob Thirsk, made some interesting observations from the International Space Station on Sunday, July 26, 2009.

Thirsk had not seen the glaciers from space for twelve years and he was taken by surprise at the difference he observed—and he felt sad. He saw signs of human destruction as he gazed down at the planet, through a fragile, thin layer of Earth’s atmosphere that protects all life.

This jives with the release of photographs declassified in July, 2009, by the Obama administration, showing striking images of extreme changes in Artic ice near the borders of Alaska.

The U. S. Military had thousands of photographs that were kept secret by the Bush administration. This particular set of photographs emphasizes the dramatic reduction in sea ice along Port of Barrow, Alaska, taken from satellites in July, 2006. Photographs from the same position at the site were taken again in July, 2007. The difference was astonishing. Photographic evidence for 2008 and 2009 don’t give reason to be optimistic about a reversal in the damage.

The pictures are proof of more than 1 million kilometers of vanishing sea ice in 2007 as compared to the previous year is a jaw-dropping loss. Polar bears, seals, and wildlife are already being nudged closer to extinction by melting sea ice, dwindling habitat, and reduced food source.

“These are one-metre resolution images, which give you a big picture of the summer time Arctic”, said Thorsten Markus of Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Centre.

This new discovery has the head of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Jane Lubchenco very concerned, because there have been no funds to replace aging eye-in-the sky satellite fleet, which has hindered the agency’s ability to keep comprehensive tracking records of climate change.

“Our primary focus is maintaining the continuity of climate observations, and those are at great risk right now, because we don’t have the recourses to have satellites at the ready and taking the kinds of information that we need,” said Luchenco, who was appointed by Obama. “We are playing catch-up.”

In February, 2009, a NASA satellite carrying the first carbon mapping technology crashed three minutes after take-off somewhere near Antarctica.

Steps to rejuvenate America’s scientific climate watching ability has already been undertaken by the Obama administration, with the allotment of $170m to upgrade climate modeling ability at NOAA.

“Playing catch-up” is appropriate after eight years of climate change complacency by President George W. BushPresident George W. Bush, who spent most of his time in office denying that global warming was a problem. His administration damaged relationships with many countries dedicated to climate change regulation, by refusing to sign the Kyoto Accord, in early 2001, claiming it was too expensive and would hurt the U.S. Economy.

The Obama administration has been the best hope we have to restore a leadership position in climate urgency. It is imperative that the climate billed passed by congress, also be passed by the senate, so the president can go to the climate change summit this December in Copenhagen and take a leadership role at the table.

These previously classified photographs, locked away from the American public, illustrate not only the urgency of the vanishing Arctic, but the smugness and apathy of an administration that knowingly placed greed, big oil, and cronyism, above the need to protect a planet, whose entire population could be at risk.

Copyright 2009