Monthly Archives: September 2010

Lake Superior Contains 10% of all of the Earth’s (non-frozen) freshwater. It is the largest freshwater lake on the planet, and is only 10,000 years old. Average summer  temperature there is only 40ºF. How did it form, and why is … Continue reading →

http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php It is now 35% higher than 2007 and back to 2009/2005 levels.

A 2007 article from NASA contains this remarkable statement : “the amount of snow that has melted this year over Greenland is the equivalent of more than twice the surface size of the U.S.” Given that Greenland is much smaller … Continue reading →

US National Debt That is an easy one. We are leaving each of our children more than $100,000 debt  to facilitate lazy, self-indulgent, politically correct stupidity. Simultaneously, we have allowed our freedoms and the fabric of our society to be … Continue reading →

One of the dumbest science concepts in the press this year is the claim of “making life from scratch.” Your building materials are shown below. Have at it.

Areas in green show where the ice edge has grown since September 20. Areas in red show ice loss.

Someone at GISS appears to have a sense of humour. The graph above shows annual average temperatures (not anomalies) for the capital of Greenland. It looks like 2010 is by far the warmest year on record.

Daily Departure – September 25, 2010 (Day 268) We are three days into Autumn, and much of Russia is already covered with snow. More than half of Russia is running below freezing temperatures, as is Alaska and northern Canada.

This bear found the last remaining piece of ice. A Google search for “ice melting faster than expected” turns up 134,000 results. A Google search for “ice melting slower than expected” turns up 433,000 results.

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/CT/animate.arctic.color.0.html Over the last few days, 30% concentration Arctic ice extent has increased by about 10% – a very early and rapid freeze for mid-September.