Act fast to slow melting of polar ice, warns Gore

AL GORE last night warned the world must act quickly to slow the melting of the polar ice packs and glaciers before it reaches a critical rate for global warming.

“We have to act and we have to act quickly because we don’t want to cross this tipping point,” the Nobel peace laureate and former US vice-president told a meeting of foreign ministers, experts and scientists from the most affected countries.

The meeting was held the day before a meeting of the Arctic Council of foreign ministers. The council members are the US, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.