Cold Spring Linked To Dramatic Sea Ice Loss

hrvatska writes "An article at Weather Underground reports that researchers have linked large snowstorms and cold spring weather across Britain and large parts of Europe and North America to the dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice. It is thought that the Arctic ice loss adds heat to the ocean and atmosphere, which shifts the position of the jet stream, allowing cold air from the Arctic to plunge much further south. Researchers expect that a warming Arctic ocean will drive more extreme weather in North America and Europe (abstract)."

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Queue stupid comments from team creationism!

[eagee]

Why is it that with only 4 posts up (when I wrote this) I'm already pissed off? I guess I already know just how-many-stupid-things are about to be written here, and 'resigning to it in silent fury... Debating climate deniers is like getting a beer with a bunch of birthers (literally). Science has an amazing way of reinforcing crazy stupid by presenting contradicting, independently verifiable facts, sometimes it's too painful to watch.

Re:Hear come the deniers.

[drsmack1]

It's pretty arrogant to reflexively interpret disagreement with ignorance of the subject. I bet this is a constant issue with you. Of course you may be the exception, but it is hard for me to find a global warming supporter that has anything more than paper-thin knowledge in the form of talking points when I try to discuss it.

Of course arguing with autistic spectrum people is always a trying thing. You people are just so unpleasant in just about every way. And due to AS issues they are unable to understand or care why this is.

My only wish is that the scientific political weapons of the liberal/marxist were subjected to the same sort of scientific method as any other part of science. The fact that you have the reflexive knee-jerk orthodoxy is complete proof that this is not a valid scientific process.

In any valid scientific process, when another scientist points out a possible flaw in your data or conclusions, the reaction is not a demonization process and a concerted group effort to have that person destroyed professionally. The reaction is more like, Hmm, that's interesting. Let me look at this again. A real man of science invites debate and scrutiny; this is because they are either right and welcome the discussion to prove it, or they REALLY want to know if they themselves are in error.

But that is when you are really interested in science, not simply the appearance of science to hide your agenda.

But this is not how you people are, is it? The reaction from people such as yourself is immediate demonization, no different than how the catholic church dealt with Galileo. Your arguments (in the macro sense) are no more provable than the church's was.