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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low
Titus Andronicus writes "Angela Fritz and Jeff Masters of Weather Underground analyze this year's record ongoing Arctic ice melt. Arctic sea ice extent, area, and volume are all at record lows for the post-1979 satellite era. The ice is expected to continue melting for perhaps another couple of weeks. Extreme sea ice melting might help cause greater numbers of more powerful Arctic storms, help to accelerate the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, and help to accelerate global warming itself, due to the increased absorption of solar energy into the ocean."
Time to buy shares in boats - or just buy boats.
It may well be too late to stop the warming trend, we will have to make the best of it.
What I dread is scraping the foot-long dragonflies off the windshield of my flying car.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
"any explanation except the actual one."
Continuing to deny the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is futile.
"National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity." - Celine's First Law
So, in conclusion, satellites are melting the ice.
So, in conclusion, satellites are melting the ice.
Darn, I thought the ice was causing the satellites.
They're in it together.
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Its clear the climate is changing. Its also clear there is lots we don't know about how the system works, and its not entirely clear where things are headed and its even less clear that its man made.
I am not saying it is not man made. It very well might be! I don't want to put money down that its not.
As the comic says, what if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?
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