Earth near tipping point, climatologist warns
By: Tim Harper
From: www.TheStar.com
Published June 24, 2008
The Athabasca Glacier in June 2006. The vast source of fresh water for much of the west is melting at a rate some say could see it disappear.
WASHINGTON– James Hansen returned to Capitol Hill a hero yesterday, but certainly not a conquering hero.
The soft-spoken scientist, hailed as the “whistle-blower [...]