Thus The Guardian today. “Rate of arctic summer sea ice loss is fifty percent higher than predicted,” elaborates the newspaper. Apparently, this is yet another blow for science, which is falling behind at a clip. The story is far behind many others of much greater interest to the readers, though. In fact, it is sidelined by them all. Predictably enough, the Olympic games dominate today’s coverage. But a careful reader is bound to remember ancient Rome’s sorry demise. Although the games used to be quite a bit more interesting back then than they could ever become at this day and age, the oblivion of the turbulent future was about the same. Complete and total, that is. Have fun, for crying out loud, and forget about the damned weather. Or anything else, for that matter. There is next to nothing we can do about any of it, anyway. Whence the meltdown of everything under the sun. Slowly but surely, the disappearance of arctic ice will be the least of our worries. But the newspapers will keep us abreast of them all, and in gory detail. Have fun, dear reader, have loads of fun!