crazy weather

[ckvchestnut]

Well maybe not long from now they'll have their ice back

 

[GreginND]

Here is some data on arctic and antarctic sea ice:

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/seaice/characteristics/difference.html

http://www.skepticalscience.com/antarctica-gaining-ice.htm

 

[ckvchestnut]

Here is some data on arctic and antarctic sea ice:

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/seaice/characteristics/difference.html

http://www.skepticalscience.com/antarctica-gaining-ice.htm

Well that article contradicts the 2012 warmest year thing and this part here seems to say what I was saying: "In Antarctica, sea ice extent has been well above average, setting record extents for both the summer minimum and winter maximum. For a long period over the winter and spring months, ice extent was at a record for the modern satellite era. While remarkable, it is important to note that trends in Antarctic sea ice extent remain small (1 to 4%) and are statistically significant relative to inter-annual variation only for the late autumn, winter, and early spring months. Early satellite records (the Nimbus satellite series in 1964, 1966, and 1969) provide further evidence that Antarctic sea ice extent is highly variable; the three years covered by Nimbus show September extents that were both higher and lower than seen in the modern continuous, calibrated satellite record.

 

[ckvchestnut]

But now I see the confusion between the two issues in Antarctica. It's losing land ice but gaining sea ice...

 

[ckvchestnut]

well it looks like the polar bears might be in luck after all this article shows data that the arctic ice is up 50% in October 2013 from October 2012... Guess we'll just have to wait and see what the longer term trend is.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25383373

 

[jswordy]

I definitely was in the area where it was one of the coolest years on record... But this page shows some evidence that suggests the warming phase is over and the 30 year cooling phase has begun:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/global-cooling-is-here/10783

Ever Google "Donald J. Easterbrook global warming"?