idk much about global warming or anything, but just today something was announced. At TodaysHotNews.com , it reported : Arctic Ice Shelf Broke Off Canadian Island - December 30, 2006 - The New York Times: The breaking of the 41-square-mile shelf of floating ice appeared to be a result of unusual Arctic warmth in 2005 on top of a longer-term warming trend. You can read more at http://www.todayshotnews.com/science/page1.html