Could the Melting of the Arctic be a Good Thing for Planet Earth?
By now, we’ve been well taught to view the steady decrease of Arctic ice as a bad thing; and for good reason, it is. But by now, I also hope that I have been able to teach you that, when dealing with the climate, nothing is simple. If that lesson has managed to make it through, then this latest piece of “good” news is going to be very interesting.
According to two separate research groups, new evidence supports the possibility that the disappearing Arctic ice is a good thing for the planet.
