Quotes of the Day

Friday, Aug. 04, 2006

Open quoteThis is not like 'Centuries from now the ice sheets will melt.' This is 'In a few decades it will be dramatically different.' To me, that's alarming.Close quote

  • Drew Shindell
  • a NASA atmospheric physicist, saying that heat waves are more frequent because of global warming
Photo: KATSUMI KASAHARA / AP | Source: Washington Post