Re: functionally Re: [geo] September sea-ice gone by end of century? (or much sooner)

2011-07-19 Thread Emily
absolutely. now we need a way to communicate this. A few years ago, we moved from talking about the extent to depth and volume. Perhaps this September, a new narrative can emerge about the functionality of the sea ice rather than the extent. I think this reinforces the need for active

functionally Re: [geo] September sea-ice gone by end of century? (or much sooner)

2011-07-18 Thread Emily
Hi, a term used for species extinctions comes to mind - when a species is reduced to such a small number of animals in the wild but isn't extinct, it is sometimes referred to as 'functionally extinct'. If we consider the functions of the Arctic sea ice - in areas it is pretty near