"THE HEAT IS ON"
Yep my
name is Leopardo. And I
live in the Antartic, Usually around the
Larsen Shelf.
THIS IS MY HOME
AND IT IS BEING DESTROYED, AND
IT MATTERS TO ME AND MY
FRIENDS.
DUTIES: Ice Management, fishing and hunting seals. It has
been that way for millions of years.
s romancing a few seals.
I Am the Only one
authorized to MELT ICE AROUND HERE.
This is
one of my friends ORCU. A real cool dude at times.
And below
we have one of my favourite views. Is'nt that ice just so cool
to look
at. No problem in keeping the beers cool down here guys.
But alas
the ice is melting away. And my home on the Larsen Shelf is
in danger
of breaking up and falling into the sea. It is 600 miles long
and it
opens a crack 40 miles long every year since 1997. It that falls
into the
sea all you guys better take the high road to be on the high
ground.
And I will tell you something. You are going to find it hard to
get
enough
water if you have to stay up there too long. Maybe I will outlast
you humans
afterall. Who knows? You could say the HEAT is on!
Beautiful
is'nt it. The ice has been down here for 10s of thousands of
years.
© 1999 All Rights held my Michael G Keohane
BA, BCSc(Hons), ACSA.