» Shock ... and ... more shock. Very little awe.

Not to be bitch? But, um, like, hai! Let’s forget about the polar bears for a sec and consider the implications of the following statement:
There’s a looming beer shortage people.
We need to stop this global warming thing, STAT.
From Treehugger, link above:
“According to Jim Salinger, a climate scientist at New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, the warming globe will likely cause a decline in the production of malting barley, which, when combined with the scarcity of hops right now, stands to have a profound and negative impact on the world’s beer supply starting now, and for decades to come.”
Stop driving yo damn SUVs or I will cut you.