Global warming expands Antarctic sea ice : Nature News & Comment

While sea ice at the North Pole has shrunk substantially over the past three decades, scientists have struggled to explain why sea ice near the South Pole has grown in extent over the same period.

“The paradox is that global warming leads to more cooling and more sea ice around Antarctica,” says Richard Bintanja, a climate researcher at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute in Utrecht.

Some question why I dinged Easter @realclimate...

[Revkin] Some question why I dinged Easter @realclimate release of Marcott et al FAQ as “irksome.” Here’s my reply to one critic:
As for Easter Sunday, perception (whether your or I like it) is reality. Gavin and Mike would have done better to have waited til Monday at least to avoid the perception.
And it IS, in fact, irksome for those of us responsible for tracking events that constitute news...

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@ClimateOfGavin @Revkin Far more irksome than poor timed release is the big diff between press release/media hype and cautious FAQ #looksbad

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Lessons on being irksome from @RogerPielkeJr #priceless

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Ad homs from @ClimateOfGavin in response to my pointing out irksome climate science hype ...

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If I was playing the hand held by @ClimateOfGavin I'd be trying to change the subject too ;-) Look ... over there, a denier!

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@RogerPielkeJr @ClimateOfGavin @revkin truly irksome is the deviation between what the paper says and what their data say

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@ClimateOfGavin Good 4/1 point! But after 3 weeks of queries (not just McIntyre) for Marcott et al to reply on Easter legitimately irksome.