1940 Shock News : Greenland Glaciers Melting At Catastrophic Rates

8 Responses to 1940 Shock News : Greenland Glaciers Melting At Catastrophic Rates

1. DarrylB says:

   July 6, 2013 at 6:49 pm

   One of the consistent shortcomings in the AGW Meme is the lack of research into events/conditions of the past. Therefore, one of the most valuable aspects of this blog is the plethora of weather history information. Thanks, Steve
   Oftentimes history, as it is taught in high school, misses climatic conditions as a significant reason for many historical events.

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   • Jimbo says:

     July 7, 2013 at 9:22 pm

     Here is something from the past.

     Abstract
     The Early Twentieth-Century Warming in the Arctic—A Possible Mechanism

     The huge warming of the Arctic that started in the early 1920s and lasted for almost two decades is one of the most spectacular climate events of the twentieth century. During the peak period 1930–40, the annually averaged temperature anomaly for the area 60°–90°N amounted to some 1.7°C……
     http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017%3C4045:TETWIT%3E2.0.CO;2

     Abstract
     The regime shift of the 1920s and 1930s in the North Atlantic

     During the 1920s and 1930s, there was a dramatic warming of the northern North Atlantic Ocean. Warmer-than-normal sea temperatures, reduced sea ice conditions and enhanced Atlantic inflow in northern regions…..
     http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2006.02.011

     If only we had satellites back then, it would put things into perspective maybe.

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2. mikegeo says:

   July 6, 2013 at 7:23 pm

   Alarming is right. And a mere 46 years later a half dozen WWII planes were discovered covered by 260 feet of ice.
   http://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/04/us/world-war-ii-planes-found-in-greenland-in-ice-260-feet-deep.html

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   • F. Guimaraes says:

     July 7, 2013 at 6:25 am

     very important point, thanks.

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3. stewart pid says:

   July 6, 2013 at 8:34 pm

   OT but I was just looking at where the mainstream rowers are and where the ice is and they look so fooked! I don’t know what Reggie will say in a few days once the rowers hit the ice ( maybe they do have a blow torch to melt it all because it looks like they will need one) … maybe Reggie will just sulk off and disappear. The sat site I used http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/prods/MODISCOM-T/20130701000000_MODISCOM-T_0007138173.jpg

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   • stewart pid says:

     July 6, 2013 at 8:37 pm

     opps … when I found that site it said July 6th but now I see it is a composite of the last 10 days ??? not sure about that but it looks suspicious.

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4. Chewage says:

   July 7, 2013 at 6:46 am

   Team Twisted rowers wish it was 1940:)
   They ran into a bit of ice this evening!!!

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5. holly berry says:

   March 22, 2014 at 3:09 am

   you’re a towel

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