I Find The Lure Of The Unknown

The Earth Is A Unique System In The Universe, The Only Planet We Know Of That's Hospitable For Humankind.

Photosynthetic Organisms In The Sea Yield Most Of The Oxygen In The Atmosphere, Take Up And Store Vast Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide, Shape Planetary Chemistry, And Hold The Planet Steady.

The Arctic Is A Place That Historically, During All Preceding Human History, Has Largely Been An Icy Realm With An Impact On Ocean Currents. That, In Turn, Influences The Temperature Of The Planet. The Arctic Is Now Vulnerable Because Of The Excess Carbon Dioxide In The Atmosphere, With A Rate Of Melting That Is Stunning.

Look At The Bark Of A Redwood, And You See Moss. If You Peer Beneath The Bits And Pieces Of The Moss, You'll See Toads, Small Insects, A Whole Host Of Life That Prospers In That Miniature Environment. A Lumberman Will Look At A Forest And See So Many Board Feet Of Lumber. I See A Living City.

The Arctic Is An Ocean. The Southern Pole Is A Continent Surrounded By Ocean. The North Pole Is An Ocean, Or Northern Waters. It's An Ocean Surrounded By Land, Basically.