Arctic Class of '08: less ice, but not the least

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Arctic Ice can not effect sea level

"What If All the Ice Melts?" Myths and Realities (Wm. Robert Johnston, B.A. Astronomy, M.S. Physics)
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/environment/waterworld.html

"Arctic Ocean pack ice = 0.01 % Fraction of world ice - The melting of floating ice will not change sea level: the mass of this ice is equal to that of the water it displaces (watch the water level in a cup of floating ice cubes as they melt)."

Interesting all the Volcanic activity in the Arctic...

Arctic Volcanoes Found Active at Unprecedented Depths (National Geographic)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080626-arctic-volcano.html

Hydrothermal Vents Found in Arctic Ocean (National Geographic)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0123_030123_hotspring.html

Hotbed of Volcanic Activity Found Beneath Arctic Ocean (National Geographic)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0625_030625_gakkelridge.html

Scientists Find Northernmost Arctic Hydrothermal Field Venting Water at 570 Degrees F (Science Daily)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080724153941.htm

Under Icy Arctic Waters, A Fiery, Unexpected Find (The New York Times)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E1DE1F30F933A15751C0A9679C8B63

The Wind is also responsible for much of the Ice Loss...

Winds, Ice Motion Root Cause Of Decline In Sea Ice, Not Warmer Temperatures (Science Daily)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220010410.htm

No one mentions that Antarctic Sea Ice has been increasing...

Satellites Show Overall Increases In Antarctic Sea Ice Cover (NASA)
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20020820southseaice.html

Southern Hemisphere Sea Ice Reaches "Unprecedented" Levels (Climate Audit)
http://www.climateaudit.org/?p=3066

"The Antarctic wintertime ice extent increased...at a rate of 0.6 percent per decade from 1979-2006" - Donald Cavalieri, Senior Research Scientist, NASA

Posted by: Poptech   Posted on: 09/17/08  (Edited: 09/17/2008 @ 06:45) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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