{"id":309,"date":"2012-09-21T10:37:26","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T15:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecooptimism.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2012-09-21T10:37:26","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T15:37:26","slug":"the-ecooptimists-alter-ego-more-news-of-impending-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecooptimism.com\/?p=309","title":{"rendered":"The EcoOptimist’s Alter Ego — More News of Impending Doom"},"content":{"rendered":"

[EcoOptimism is not blind. We have our moments of despair. Occasionally, we\u2019ll post a story that tries its damndest to ruin our day<\/span> raise the alarum.]\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

The Interwebs have been flooded, as it were, with articles and posts about the record melting of the Arctic icecap. In case you\u2019ve missed the \u201cdeluge\u201d (sorry), here are a couple of links \u2013 both from the respected site ThinkProgress.org — along with some bullet points added by me to emphasize the significance of this:<\/p>\n

\u2018Astounding\u2019 Record Arctic Ice Melt May Make Weather Extremes More Likely<\/a><\/p>\n

Earth\u2019s Attic Is On Fire: Arctic Sea Ice Bottoms Out At New Record Low<\/a><\/p>\n

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Extent of Arctic sea ice, at a record low on Sept 16. Image credit: National Snow and Ice Data Center<\/a> via ThinkProgress<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is not the same issue as the previous post from the EcoOptimist\u2019s alter ego on the melting of the somewhat nearby Greenland ice cap, but is in many ways more insidious in the feedback loops it creates. It\u2019s several-fold:<\/p>\n