Here is something I bet most of us have never experienced… staying in an ice hotel. (That's ICE.)
Click on this link for a peek at some of the most famous ice hotels in the world. My favorite of the bunch is the Arctic Resort Kakslauttanen in Finland. What makes it special is that you can stay in an igloo – a warm one with a glass roof – and watch the Northern Lights from your bed!
Unfortunately, there is an increasing possibility that ice hotels might become a thing of the past. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA - 2015 was the Earth's warmest.
It’s not an anomaly. Since record-keeping began 136 years ago, 15 of the top 16 warmest years have occurred since 2000. And all evidence suggests that the trend will continue unless we drastically reduce our greenhouse emissions.
The problem of climate change is global in scale and neither you nor I are going to completely solve the problem on our own. But that said, we can and should and must do something – even a little something.
Click on this link for a peek at some of the most famous ice hotels in the world. My favorite of the bunch is the Arctic Resort Kakslauttanen in Finland. What makes it special is that you can stay in an igloo – a warm one with a glass roof – and watch the Northern Lights from your bed!
Unfortunately, there is an increasing possibility that ice hotels might become a thing of the past. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA - 2015 was the Earth's warmest.
It’s not an anomaly. Since record-keeping began 136 years ago, 15 of the top 16 warmest years have occurred since 2000. And all evidence suggests that the trend will continue unless we drastically reduce our greenhouse emissions.
The problem of climate change is global in scale and neither you nor I are going to completely solve the problem on our own. But that said, we can and should and must do something – even a little something.
So do something little for the sake of the planet: make sure your next car is a car that doesn’t guzzle quite so much gas; change a few bulbs in your home to energy-efficient LED’s; and turn your AC up one degree this summer.
Easy little things.
Do if for winter. Do it for all the people – near and far – that live close to sea level. And if these aren't reason enough, do it for the sake of your grandchildren.
In a warming world, they will look at you like you are cool indeed.
Easy little things.
Do if for winter. Do it for all the people – near and far – that live close to sea level. And if these aren't reason enough, do it for the sake of your grandchildren.
In a warming world, they will look at you like you are cool indeed.
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