This is an
actual headline from an actual story from the actual internet:
Antarctic sea ice hits an all-time high, NASA blames global warming
No there is not a typo. That is what the story actually claims.
People, I'm not gonna read it, I'm just gonna mock it. Let me know in the comments if I'm being a jerk.
4 comments:
There is an optimal temperature for ice formation. The Antarctic used to be below that temperature. Now because of global warming, it is closer to that temperature.
Kevin, The ice also is sea is, not land ice. The sea ice is much thinner. The land ice on the _other side_ of Antartica has drastically reduced, i.e., melted. Most if not all of the hay about the increase in sea ice has come from the usual suspects who either don't understand science, etc., or willfully misrepresent it.
Whatever happens is evidence of global warming. If it's counter intuitive, that just illustrates that Climate is complex. By contrast, if anything gets warmer or some ice melts, then Climate is simple.
For instance, we can explain the Pause (no climate change since late nineties): it must be that the excess heat is being absorbed by the deep ocean. Sadly, NASA, despite being led by a climate alarmist, has released some results for the deep ocean ( http://tinyurl.com/pqkeowd ) -- no change since 2005. But (wait for it!) “Study coauthor Josh Willis of JPL said these findings do not throw suspicion on climate change itself.” Do you wonder what he would have said if they'd found some heat?
Wow. Talk about classic confirmation bias. Good job NASA - they're trying to hit a pinata with a blindfold on and wearing headphones.
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