Peter,

Understood, but the antarctic isn't melting anywhere near like the north pole was/is/whatever.

It's interesting to note that some of the early explorers to the antarctic (early 1900s) recorded seeing land down there which is not visible today (due to ice).

It's also interesting to hear about villages in Greenland being uncovered under the retreating ice.

Now this is how you learn Philosophy :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm0Uq08xXhY