No ice at the North Pole this summer?:

It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic – and worrying – examples of the impact of global warming on the planet. Scientists say the ice at 90 degrees north may well have melted away by the summer.

“From the viewpoint of science, the North Pole is just another point on the globe, but symbolically it is hugely important. There is supposed to be ice at the North Pole, not open water,” said Mark Serreze of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado.

Oh, come on now. Everyone knows there’s no such thing as global warming; or if there is, there’s no proof that humans have anything to do with it, and thus humans and their business activities should in no way be curtailed, not in the slightest.

And anyway, think of the economic opportunities; cost of transporting goods from overseas will drop; and you might get in on the ground floor with a whole new batch of beachfront properties - right here in Pennsylvania.