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Shock Horror Oh No...
May. 3rd, 2007 01:54 pmMt Cook glaciers 'permanently damaged' by climate change. (NZ Herald, 3 May 2007)
Get all indignant reading the headline and opening paragraph... then read the rest, sigh and snigger slightly as a family friend* appears to be quoted in interesting ways. Rest of the article makes a lot more sense. Might avoid pointing out that former glacial splendour for the Mt Cook region was the last Ice Age or two and yes, it has gotten warmer since and yes, the glaciers are slightly shorter than they were then too.
*NZ expert on glaciers and worked with Dad a lot. I remember Dad laughing when shown a potential science badge project on listing the glaciers of NZ as that was what Trevor had spent the past few decades doing. Great old house to visit with puzzles and beanbags and tall stories. Not certain if he still has the record for furthest south on a mountain bike - he took it down to Antarctica with him round summer 1992-93. Nice to know he is still keeping busy.
Get all indignant reading the headline and opening paragraph... then read the rest, sigh and snigger slightly as a family friend* appears to be quoted in interesting ways. Rest of the article makes a lot more sense. Might avoid pointing out that former glacial splendour for the Mt Cook region was the last Ice Age or two and yes, it has gotten warmer since and yes, the glaciers are slightly shorter than they were then too.
*NZ expert on glaciers and worked with Dad a lot. I remember Dad laughing when shown a potential science badge project on listing the glaciers of NZ as that was what Trevor had spent the past few decades doing. Great old house to visit with puzzles and beanbags and tall stories. Not certain if he still has the record for furthest south on a mountain bike - he took it down to Antarctica with him round summer 1992-93. Nice to know he is still keeping busy.
