Chuck Dayton’s recent kayak trip in the frigid waters off Greenland’s coast have confirmed many reports that its ice is melting at a shocking and catastrophic rate. The Minnesota conservation advocate is a 40-year veteran of the environmental movement; Dayton recently completed a kayaking expedition in the waters off Greenland.  He has returned with first-hand observations of alarming changes in glacial ice:

“Global warming is real in Greenland; you can hear it. You can see the shrinking glaciers, and the melt-water atop the massive ice cap, and you know that as it melts, the seas will rise with disastrous consequences. As we paddle our yellow kayaks near as we dare, dripping from melting bergs sounds like rain.”

In addition to his present climate change activism, Dayton also formed the first environmental law practice in Minnesota in the early 1970s. He has played a major role in environmental litigation and legislation for the last thirty years. Although he is now retired, he continues his advocacy work while serving on several environmental boards. You can read a complete account of his Greenland experience here.

SOURCE: GO Media - Written by Dave Dempsey