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Actually one of the reasons sea ice is growing in the Antarctic is because of the huge influx of fresh water from land ice entering the ocean...Fresh water is less dense than sea water so remains on the surface for a time, and freezes at 32 degrees, compared to sea water that freezes at -28 degrees.
The ocean temperature is rising, which is the cause of the increase of sea ice in the Antarctic. (Warm water freezes more readily than cold water.)
Yes it is.... A whopping 0.09C since 1955. I know it's scary!
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The heat content of the World Ocean for the 0–2000 m layer increased by 24.0 ± 1.9 × 1022 J (±2S.E.) corresponding to a rate of 0.39 W m−2 (per unit area of the World Ocean) and a volume mean warming of 0.09°C
When you stop and consider the volume of water involved it is a serious concern....70% of earth is covered by water to a depth of 14,000 feet....That is a hell of a lot of water... Reuters - Water's edge: the crisis of rising sea levels
CO2 surge drove greenhouse gas levels to new high in 2013 - WMO
(Reuters) - Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse hit a record in 2013 as carbon dioxide concentrations grew at the fastest rate since reliable global records began, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday.
"We know without any doubt that our climate is changing and our weather is becoming more extreme due to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels," said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud in a statement accompanying the WMO's annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.
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I wonder if there is a link between rising sea levels and increased CO2 emissions?
Sea level has been rising continuously for centuries. I already mentioned this, and rates several thousand years ago were much much greater than today.
Off the top of my head, sea level at the end of the last great ice age some 12,000 years ago was neighborhood 300-400 feet lower than they are today. This is completely understandable, since water trapped in ice sheets melted and flowed into the sea.
PS I saw that you referenced Dr Roy Spencer. Good for you. But you do know that the AGW chihuahuas will yelp and squeal and note that he is a young earth creationist and is only a meteorologist, and not a qualified climate so called scientist, because, after all, meteorologists dont know anything about climate.
Laugh, loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet will raise the level 7 meters alone. That will take care of Miami.
And how long will it take to for the sea level to rise by 7 meters? For the last century, sea level was rising at a rate of 2mm a year. In the last 20 years a little over 3 mm a year. At this rate it would take over 300 years for the sea level to rise by 1 meter. I think my buddy's kids will have a lot more to worry about then rising sea levels. I'd be more worried about getting bit by a alligator if I were them.
I thought that this thread was about rising sea levels....Sea ice does not effect ocean levels.
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