Antarctic Ice Explosion

Antarctic sea ice simply refuses to melt, and stubbornly remains at a very high level. In fact in 2010 it reached its second highest level ever since satellite measurement began over 30 years ago. Normally Antarctic sea ice peaks at about 18.3 million sq km around September 20.

But this year, Antarctic sea ice reached that value already on about August 9 or so – over 5 weeks early! I’m using the graphic below to draw up these statements.

Hansen : Humans Have More Effect On The Climate Than Ice Ages | Real Science

Watch out for Sabre Toothed Cats in the garden.

Hansen : South Pole Losing Ice At -40C | Real Science

They have a special kind of ice there.

NASA Ice Mass Data : The Smoking Gun | Real Science

Hansen’s map above shows ice loss right at the South Pole.

In the real world, there has actually been a large increase in the amount of ice. The photograph below shows multi-storied buildings at the South Pole, which have become buried in ice and snow since they were built in the mid-1970s.

Extreme cold expected during the next week | Watts Up With That?

The Al Gore effect as well as the testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday has caused a massive chunk of Arctic air to descend from Western Canada into the United States. How do temperatures 6o-70F degrees below average sound to folks along the Canadian border? During the next 10-days (or more!), a hemispheric realignment of the large-scale atmospheric circulation will cause a significant decrease in temperatures over North America and Europe. If this regime reinforces itself during the next few weeks, and a negative Arctic Oscillation phase strengthens, the brutally cold temperatures will provide a dramatic reminder that winter is cold regardless of “global warming”. I anticipate plenty of fossil fuel use coming up.