CNN Just Killed Santa
Posted on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
As stated in an extremely disturbing article from CNN this week, the North Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away Arctic sea ice, according to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado.
“We kind of have an informal betting pool going around in our center and that betting pool is ‘does the North Pole melt out this summer?’ and it may well,” said the center’s senior research scientist, Mark Serreze. It’s a 50-50 bet that the thin Arctic sea ice, which was frozen in autumn, will completely melt away at the geographic North Pole, Serreze said.
BACK UP, theres a lot to discuss here. Firstly, I’m saddened that my dream of a trans-arctic crossing has now been ruined. I was so looking forward to sub-zero temperatures, weeks of staring at only the same barren landscape and feeding frozen herrings to my team of fearless sled dogs. Darn. Secondly, lets be honest, this is scary stuff. The North Pole being gone is a big deal, but I’m talking about how scary it is that scientists are making bets on which global landmark will disappear next. Really? You’re that bored? That takes dark comedy to a whole new level. On the other hand, I guess we all need some inter-office antics and I’m glad the guys attempting to save our planet have a sense of humor. Thirdly, and I think I speak for children and holiday gift makers the world over when I say, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO SANTA? I fear that all of the books, stories, toys, and holiday junk with North Pole references or fairytale North Pole maps may become obsolete due to the web savvy of today’s toddlers. They will now be questioning the existence of Santa with CNN global warming statistics rather than skepticism about daddy looking just a little bit too much like the big man in red. What is the world coming to?
Someone should inform the web gurus at this North Pole animation site that they are out of a job. And for the sake of the kids, maybe CNN should release a story on how Santa and the elves had to move their workshop overseas to cut down on production costs.
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If you’ve read enough and you are more of a visual learner like me, try watching the NORTH POLE WEB CAM. Oh yeah, thats right, you can actually watch it melt if you want. Run by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the site captures images taken every two hours, so unless the pole melts away between shots, you could potentially be able to watch the pole disappear from the comfort of your own home. Popcorn anyone?
Here is a photo from Monday- Looks fine to me.
cool
that is so funnny!
awesome.
that rocks.
i hate Santa anyways.
sweet
you suck Santa