Fact-checking Ron Naveen

Postscript: Grounded Antarctic Ship Freed - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

[Ron Naveen] The Peninsula’s warming faster, it appears, than any other place on the planet — since 1957, by an average of 5˚F (2.8˚C) year-round, and by 9˚F (5˚C) in winter.

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One of the great advantages of living in the Internet age is that we can check facts for ourselves.

Temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula in 2008:
January - normal http://climate.uah.edu/jan2008.htm
February - normal http://climate.uah.edu/feb2008.htm
March - slightly above normal http://climate.uah.edu/March2008.htm
April - slightly below normal http://climate.uah.edu/april2008.htm
May - slightly below normal
June - slightly above normal http://climate.uah.edu/june2008.htm
July - slightly above normal http://climate.uah.edu/july2008.htm
August - much below normal http://climate.uah.edu/august2008.htm
September - much above normal http://climate.uah.edu/sept2008.htm
October - slightly above normal

— Patrick Henry, Colorado