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As is normally the case, what the Guardian says is the exact opposite of reality

There was less ice in the Arctic this winter than in any other winter during the satellite era, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists said on Tuesday.

The announcement was consistent with previous predictions that the Arctic would have entirely ice-free summers by 2040, they said in a briefing to the media on the state of climate trends in the north pole.

After undergoing a period of colder temperatures and slower ice retreat between 2007 and 2012, the Arctic is returning to a warm period with the overall trend over the decades continuing to show temperatures getting hotter and ice melting faster.

This year, full ice coverage – the point at which the ice reaches its peak and then starts melting – was reached on 25 February, more than two weeks before the expected date of mid-March, said Jeff Key at NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service’s center for satellite applications and research. This means ice started to melt earlier and faster than in previous years.

Arctic ice melting faster and earlier as scientists demand action | Environment | The Guardian

In fact, ice melt this spring has been the slowest in 30 years

arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.anom.1979-2008

And the ice didn’t really start melting until the end of April, much later than normal. Ice extent is in the normal range.

Whatever the Guardian says, assume the exact opposite to be true.

Scientists just granted the Arctic a reprieve until the year 2040!

Arctic ice melting faster and earlier as scientists demand action | Environment | The Guardian

They have been telling us the same story for about a century. In 1923 they predicted an ice-free Arctic

16 Apr 1923 – THE NORTH POLE CAUSES OF CHANGE OF CLIMATE.

In 1947, science said that Arctic melt would drown us all

In 1954, science  predicted an ice-free Arctic in 25-50 years.

The Argus  Saturday 17 July 1954

17 Jul 1954 – The Argus – p2

In 1958 science predicted an-ice free Arctic within the lifetime of the children.

In 1969, science said we were going to have a new ice age

In 1972, science predicted an ice-free Arctic by the year 2000

http://news.google.com/newspapers

In 1975, science predicted a new ice age

31 May 1975 

Science predicted an ice-free Arctic by 2013

The Argus-Press – Jun 24, 2008

The Argus-Press – Google News Archive Search

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Arctic summers ice-free ‘by 2013?

Science predicted an ice-free Arctic by 2014

Gore: Polar ice cap may disappear by summer 2014

The 2040 date just announced has granted the Arctic another 25 year reprieve!

The only problem with their theory, is that Arctic sea ice is almost identical to what it was 75 years ago – 2 metres thick.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/

Current ice thickness is the same as 1940

In other words, these wankers have no idea what they are talking about. The Arctic is not disappearing, and ice volume, thickness and extent is about the same as 10 years ago.

Amundsen saw the Northwest Passage open in 1904. It probably won’t be open this year, because the ice is too thick.

FRANCE HONORS AMUNDSEN. – Explorer Says Northwest Passage Is Not Practicable for Trade. – View Article – NYTimes.com

As Great Lakes ice soars to record levels, Michael Oppenheimer predicts they will become ice-free in winter.

Global Warming and the Great Lakes – National Wildlife Federation

A better question might be whether they will continue to be ice-free in summer.

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This is scary! Experts at the Pentagon warned in 2004 that global warming will kill us by 2024.  Assuming Saddam’s WMD’s didn’t get us first.

Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Guardian

Over the past decade I have had at least 10 cycling wrecks, been hit by several cars, and shot at on my bicycle. The precautionary principle says that I should never ride. Or get in a car. Or go in a public place. Or get out of bed.

And I definitely shouldn’t let the dogs walk through poison ivy and then rub up against my ankles.

Orwell said

“football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.”

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