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In 2009, NASA claimed that East Antarctica was losing ice.

NASA satellites detect unexpected ice loss in East Antarctica — ScienceDaily

I explained a few months later what they were doing wrong.

Amazing Grace – Watts Up With That?

And a few months later even TIME Magazine acknowledged the error.

Climate Change: New Study Halves the Rate of Ice Cap Melt | TIME.com

In 2015 NASA’s Jay Zwally acknowledged the obvious – that East Antarctica was not losing ice.

NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses | NASA

And now, NASA is back claiming the same nonsense.

Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2020 – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

In 1984, NASA’s James Hansen predicted 4C global warming and 5-8C warming in Antarctica.

Wayback Machine

Meanwhile, Antarctica probably just had their coldest winter on record.

The South Pole just had its most severe cold season on record – The Washington Post

Hansen’s warming estimates were off by a factor of ten.

Climate Reanalyzer

By 1906, Antarctic sea ice had retreated thirty miles – during NASA’s coldest years on record.

31 Jul 1906 – South Pole Warming Up

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Bill Gates wants to exploit Greenland’s rare earth minerals.

Billionaire-backed mining firm to seek electric vehicle metals in Greenland | Reuters

The New York Times is saying they have to do it to save the world from global warming.

8:30 AM · Oct 1, 2021

Greenland’s surface has gained about two trillion tons of ice over the past five years, which is about 500 billion tons above normal.

Surface Conditions: Polar Portal

I tweeted this earlier.

12:27 PM · Sep 30, 2021

Some of the responses show how far gone these people are.

Bernie’s math skills are as strong as his science skills.

7:11 AM · Oct 1, 2021

The 2020 presidential election was officially won by about ten thousand votes in five swing states. Based on Bernie’s logic, ten thousand people can not be allowed to defeat what 72 million Trump voters want.

On this date in 1898, most of the forest in Colorado was threatened with devastation by fire, and there were huge fires in Wisconsin as well.

01 Oct 1898, Page 1 – Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com

h/t Don Penim

This year there is one small fire in Colorado and none in Wisconsin.

National Fire News | National Interagency Fire Center

05 Sep 1898, 4 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com

TimesMachine: August 18, 1898 – NYTimes.com

02 Oct 1898, 5 – The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com

The massive fires of 1898 burned well into October, making the fire season at least eight months long.

Fort Collins Courier October 6, 1898 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection

Herald Democrat October 2, 1898 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection

TimesMachine: September 30, 1898 – NYTimes.com

TimesMachine: October 3, 1898 – NYTimes.com

During February 1898, three million acres burned in South Carolina in less than 48 hours.

Wildland Fire: History Timeline | U.S. National Park Service

22 Feb 1898, Page 3 – The Semi-Weekly Messenger at Newspapers.com

Oregon recorded their record temperature of 119F twice during the summer of 1898. This week’s “record” heatwave topped out at 118F.

What is the hottest temperature ever recorded? | kgw.com

2:41 PM · Oct 1, 2021