Arctic toursists evacuated because of global warming effects

[kgrandia]

Thawing permafrost, eroding lakeshores, a melting glacier and fears of flash floods at a national park on Baffin Island have forced the evacuation of 21 tourists and led officials to declare much of the wilderness reserve off-limits until geologists and ice experts can assess what appear to be the latest dramatic effects of climate change in Canada's Arctic.

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=311f90a8-bfb7-407b-8be1-276bd2bfe6ce

[Systematic Chaos]

1. Yes, but did they get the tourists out of there "faster than expected"?

:shrug:

[XemaSab]

2. I'm sure for the tourists it was faster than expected

:P