northwest passage
the polar ice cap melted enough this year that you could sail a boat to the north pole. granted it didn't really melt. it just got thin. and some major storms broke up the ice. makes exxon and phillip morris look pretty stupid for trying to say that global warming isn't happening. but that's the product they're selling. and people are buying. i predict the argument will shift to yeah, the globe is warming. but it's not us. there's some other non-human related cause. sigh.