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<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve traveled way over a thousand days of my life on the moving ice. I&#8217;ve lived on the ice, on the bear country,&#8221; said Arctic explorer, Will Steger. He has witnessed the changes firsthand. &#8220;And we&#8217;re seeing an incredible change in the sea ice, especially in the summertime,&#8221; said Steger. &#8220;This summer alone we lost about 50 percent of the sea ice on the Arctic Ocean.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><a href="http://willstegerfoundation.org/internet-media/item/1043-new-impact-for-polar-bears-years-after-arctic-visit?utm_source=Will+Steger+Foundation+Monthly+eNewsletter&amp;utm_campaign=b22a4222a8-October_2010_eNewsletter10_19_2010&amp;utm_medium=email">http://willstegerfoundation.org</a></p>
<p>I was devastated to read this. And even more shocked to learn that sea ice has increased by 50% in just the last month!</p>
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<p>If the seasons keep oscillating like this, we will keep having to adjust to these dramatic climatic changes several times a year.</p>
<p>In my neighborhood, most of the leaves have fallen off the trees due to <em>hemispherical climate disruption</em>. Temperatures have fallen &#8211; just since the beginning of September &#8211; at rate of over 500 degrees / decade!</p>
<p>Only higher taxes can stop the onslaught of Winter.</p>
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