tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post7015315503844314896..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Global Warming and SF – Part 2Anthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-34543067707307885612009-05-01T14:49:00.000+01:002009-05-01T14:49:00.000+01:00Try this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natur...Try this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7692963.stm<br /><br />Quote: "Sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its smallest size on record in September 2007, when it extended across an area of just 4.13 million sq km (1.59 million sq miles), beating the previous record low of 5.32 million sq km, measured in 2005. <br /><br />The team from the university's Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling - part of the UK's National Centre for Earth Observation - found that last winter the ice had thinned by an average of 10% (26cm/0.9ft) below the 2002-2008 winter average. <br /><br />Dr Giles added that the data also showed the western Arctic experienced the greatest impact, where the ice thinned by up to 19% (49cm/1.6ft)."<br /><br />or this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7786910.stm<br /><br />"Scientists say they now have unambiguous evidence that the warming in the Arctic is accelerating. <br /><br />Computer models have long predicted that decreasing sea ice should amplify temperature changes in the northern polar region. <br /><br />Julienne Stroeve, from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, told a meeting of the American Geophysical Union that this process was under way. <br /><br />Arctic ice cover in summer has seen rapid retreat in recent years. <br /><br />The minimum extents reached in 2007 and 2008 were the smallest recorded in the satellite age. <br /><br />'The sea ice is entering a new state where the ice cover has become so thin that no matter what happens during the summer in terms of temperature or circulation patterns, you're still going to have very low ice conditions,' she told the meeting."<br /><br />I provided links to several sites concerning climate change in my first post: I particularly recommend this one to skeptics: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11462-climate-change-a-guide-for-the-perplexed.htmlAnthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-65192969686175350382009-05-01T14:37:00.000+01:002009-05-01T14:37:00.000+01:00I totally agree that things are looking grim. Glob...I totally agree that things are looking grim. Global temps are declining according to satellites. Have been since at least 2002. Ocean temp measurements by Argo agree. Ice extent has been increasing the last couple of years and the sun seems to have gone dormant. <br /><br />If things don't start warming soon people will lose faith in the great powers of CO2.<br /><br />===<br /><br />In any case if you are a believer this project - funded by the US Navy might give you some faint hope. Fusion in 5 years. <br /><br /><A HREF="http://iecfusiontech.blogspot.com/2009/01/easy-low-cost-no-radiation-fusion.html" REL="nofollow">Bussard's IEC Fusion Technology (Polywell Fusion) Explained</A> <br /><br /><B>Why hasn't Polywell Fusion been fully funded by the Obama administration?</B>M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.com