Eyewitness+Account


 * This is a fictional diary entry from Scientist Steven Largent. He was stationed in Antartica when he saw an entire five mile long ice shelf break apart before his eyes. This is his account of the event.**

It was like nothing I have ever seen. Maybe the most powerful thing that anyone can imagine. It was 1035 a.m. and my research was going great. We are making significant progress in understanding Global Warming and what makes it considerably more powerful toward the poles. In a flash, there was a loud crack and what sounded like the earth tearing in two. I looked too my left, and an entire ice shelf, about the length of five miles broke off and into the waters below. What a sight it was, in blink of an eye, an entire habitat is gone, a creatures world dissapears. This should be a warning to us all. Things like this aren't supposed to happen so abrupt and unexpectadly. Imagine a five mile stretch of highway just collapsing in a city, terrifying isn't it? Well this is comparable by every measure. I mean, everything seems to be going fine up here, everything is calm, serene, all that stuff, and then something like this occurs. It really takes my breath away and has me thinking if where I stand at this very moment is safe ground. Sure it is I'll tell myself, but how do I really know? What road has our actions taken us down? I'll tell you one thing, I love my job, I really do, but it gets scary, especially when things like this happen. Humans have helped make this world a scary place in my eyes, and it seems like things will only get worse and if we continue down this collision course with nature, things like this will happen again and again, and more rapidly. I have two months of research left too go here, and I'm hoping that I do not have to witness something like this again. Especially if I'm standing on the very area of focus. Well, it is getting pretty late out here, and the arctic sun waits for no man, and certainly no writer. Until next time..