Shrinking Waves May Save Antarctic Sea Ice

sciencehabit (1205606) writes "It's a nagging thorn in the side of climatologists: Even though the world is warming, the average area of the sea ice around Antarctica is increasing. Climate models haven't explained this seeming contradiction to anyone's satisfaction—and climate change deniers tout that failure early and often. But a new paper suggests a possible explanation: Variability in the heights of ocean waves pounding into the sea ice may help control its advance and retreat."

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Nagging thorn in side of climatologists

[Anonymous Coward]

...is that dire predictions aren't as bad as they wish they would be? Really? Or is the "thorn in side" that the panic over climate change is overblown and now it's coming to bear? Should we be more worried that the climate is changing or that people who are so damn sure that they can predict the effects really can't?

Yes Yes

[Stumbles]

we all know your climate models have consistently been wrong and we all know climatologists are always looking for ways to justify why they should continue using something that has never produced accurate results. Much like a child consistently touching a hot stove, getting burnt and looking for anything other than the stove to blame. Idiots.