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There is no doubt that the ice of the far north is melting faster than it is replaced by new snowfalls (actually most of the Arctic gets only about 8 inches of precipitation a year). Glaciers all around the northern world are receding at a clearly measurable pace, and have been for several generations.

About — Polar Ice – How fast does it melt? An expedition seeks the answer. – Article – NYTimes.com

THE WEEK IN SCIENCE – OUR MELTING NORTH – New Evidence Supports Geology’s View That the Arctic Is Growing Warmer – Article – NYTimes.com

The Changing Face of the Arctic – Article – NYTimes.com

21 Jul 1976 – C.I.A. WARNING Changes to climate to bring uphea…

At this point, what difference does it make?

– Hillary Clinton

Google News archives used to be searchable for historical information, but no more. Until a few days ago, this search returned hundreds of items. Now it returns nothing.

hansen sea level rise site:news.google.com/newspapers – Google Search

It is difficult to control the past when there is an historical record available.

“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”

? George Orwell, 1984

Scientists have been hoping for over a decade that the Larsen B ice shelf will collapse, and provide them with more funding – but the weather just isn’t cooperating.

This Antarctic ice shelf will likely be the next to collapse

Becky Oskin LiveScience

Dec. 13, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO — Antarctica’s crumbling Larsen B Ice Shelf is poised to finally finish its collapse, a researcher said Tuesday here at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

“It’s possible that if there’s a summer warm enough to clear out the sea ice, it will simply fall apart,” he said.

But Antarctica hasn’t had a very warm summer since 2006, so for now, the scientists wait and watch.

They could spend their time trying to sign up for Obamacare.

“When it breaks apart, we’re really going to learn a lot more about what happens during this process,” said Scambos, who will be visiting that area of Antarctica in January (summer in the Southern Hemisphere).

This Antarctic ice shelf will likely be the next to collapse – NBC News.com

It is likely that January will have the highest global sea ice area on record. Bummer for Ted.

Marika Holland of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is one such scientist. She specializes in studying the relationship between sea ice and global climate, and helped the team identify climate models for use in the study.

Working with Julienne Stroeve, another sea ice specialist from the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Holland ultimately recommended five distinct models. “We picked the models based on how well they calculated the sea ice cover for the 20th century,” she says. “If a model predicted an outcome that matched what was actually observed, we felt it was likely that its projections of sea ice change in the future could be trusted.”

Melting Sea Ice Threatens Emperor Penguins, Study Finds : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

They must have gotten confused about the difference between melting sea ice and record high sea ice extent.

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Over the past decade, temperatures in England have been dropping at a rate of 11ºC per century.

http://hadobs.metoffice.com/hadcet/cetml1659on.dat …

In January, 1935 – weather was hot in Britain and cold in Australia and India.

05 Jan 1935 – ANTIPODEAN WEATHER

04 Jan 1935 – WINTER HEAT WAVE IN BRITAIN (Special to “The Min…

17 Jan 1935 – COLD IN INDIA. UNPRECEDENTED CONDITIONS. Hundred…

Alarmists want to return to their imaginary past “stable climate”

29 Jan 1935 – GREAT CHANGE IN BRITAIN’S WEATHER. ROADS BLOCKED…

h/t to Alex Cull

Last week, Claire Davis was shot in the head by a self-professed communist Obama loving anti-gun nut at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. Her crime was attending the same school as a progressive.

In the year after Sandy Hook, Obama did nothing to improve school security, because his agenda is to confiscate guns – not protect children.

I support gun control now. Anyone who voted for Obama should be denied their background check. They clearly don’t have the mental capacity or emotional stability to own a firearm.