Every once in a while it's nice to read something positive. It happens so rarely. The following snippet, via BoingBoing, holds some promise, although I am sure the "good" news contained in the complete article is tempered more than just a little bit by continuing hard and dire facts about the environment. To wit. . .
"Based on satellite observations, the University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center reports that the amount of sea ice on the planet is the highest in 29 years, when satellite record-keeping began.
"Earlier this year, predictions were rife that the North Pole could melt entirely in 2008. Instead, the Arctic ice saw a substantial recovery. Bill Chapman, a researcher with the UIUC's Arctic Center, tells DailyTech this was due in part to colder temperatures in the region. Chapman says wind patterns have also been weaker this year. Strong winds can slow ice formation as well as forcing ice into warmer waters where it will melt."
BoingBoing is one of the first sites I hit in the morning when I am cruising the intertubes. I highly recommend it as a clearinghouse of awesome, odd, exciting, insightful, and delightful news and observations. Not like BoingBoing is home to only the good news. There's always something negative to remind you taht there's a real world out there. In fact, I'd say there's an even balance of the good and the bad. Their coverage of bloggers and blogging inside authoritarian states is always top-notch, as is Cory Doctorow's updates regarding web privacy and worldwide copyright battles, among other stuff. I can't do the site justice here, but a quick peruse by you, the reader, will reveal what I'm talking about.
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