Topic: Alaska Glaciers

Reports indicate that Alaska's glaciers are losing 75 billion tons of ice annually, contributing to an eight-inch rise in sea levels over the last century. A heated exchange between Rick Perry and Al Franken focuses on the validity of the 97% consensus figure, with Perry calling it "bogus." The discussion also touches on Pope Francis's support for climate action, with Franken questioning why religious skeptics don't show more humility toward the Pope's position.

President Obama appeared on "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" in Alaska to discuss climate change. The hosts mock the show's fawning tone and Obama's claim that the science is "indisputable." They also play a 2008 clip of Obama listing terrorism, nuclear weapons, and climate change as shared goals of all candidates.

President Obama delivered a speech in Alaska warning of the dire consequences of melting glaciers and rising sea levels. He claimed Alaska's glaciers lose 75 gigatons of ice annually and warned of a future involving submerged countries and desperate refugees.

President Barack Obama is scheduled for a three-day tour of Alaska to highlight the immediate impacts of climate change on the region. The President's itinerary includes meetings with residents of the Arctic Circle and discussions regarding shoreline erosion and melting glaciers. The administration warns that Alaskan temperatures could rise by 6 to 12 degrees by the end of the century, threatening coastal villages and local ecosystems.

John C. Dvorak recounts a negative experience with "soy-gurt," describing it as having a "chalky texture" and tasting like "puke." The hosts briefly mention reports of Alaskan glaciers growing for the first time in 240 years, using it to question the prevailing global warming narrative.