Random Thoughts of Chris Tilley

I am watching Global Currents 'Thin Ice' on TV as I write this. Its a documentary on Canada's North. It is scary to see the melt and the effect on the people who live there. People trying get around on snowmobiles; trying to get to their traditional hunting grounds are now getting stuck in water and slush.

The caribou are having problems migrating because of the melt. That directly impacts the people who rely on them for food. The polar bears are having to swim father to find seals and some are drowning.

The very cynical good side that was mentioned is that the diamond industry can bring in their ships over a longer period because the sea routes are clear of ice longer. They are predicting that the Northwest Passage could be ice free in the future.

They state at one point that you can ask anyone of the north and they will say that climate change is here now! It is affecting peoples lives now.