In message , Broadback
writes
On 11/02/2014 09:22, Mike Tomlinson wrote:

Gives new meaning to the term 'glacial'.

The Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland is retreating at a speed of 2 meters
_per hour_ according to a study:

http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/...-sets-glacial-
speed-record/

FWIW: I'm not persuaded either way about global warming; keeping an open
mind.

Actually I do believe there is global warming. But I do not think it is
due to the reasons politicians think it is. The world temperature has
never been stable and changes frequently, and not only over 1000s of
years.
Actually the globe hasn't warmed recently.
--
bert