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But Antarctica is an enormous, high continental landmass covered almost entirely by a huge depth of ice and snow, and it keeps itself cold very effectively. The oceans as a whole are warming — but in Antarctica, this warming has a counter-intuitive effect: thanks to the melt water, the total area of reflective sea ice is stable, or getting larger.
So although warm water is reaching the continental shelves, and creating some melting, the overall effect is to deliver a cold freshwater layer to the top hundred metres or so of the surrounding ocean. Fresh water freezes more quickly, so sea ice builds up quickly in the autumn and early winter.
“Our analyses indicate that the overall sea-ice trend is dominated by increased ice-shelf melt”, the Dutch scientists report. “We suggest that cool sea surface temperatures around Antarctica could offset projected snowfall increases in Antarctica, with implications for estimates of future sea-level rise.” Antarctic Sea Ice Grows as Result of Warming | Climate Central
I've posted this kind of info a hundred times, but do they read it? Of course not. The deniers just start yet another thread, howling about increased sea ice in the Antarctic without bothering to learn why it's increasing.
Pathetic, really.
They're becoming something of a joke.
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." ~ Richard Feynman
“No theory is carved in stone. Science is merciless when it comes to testing all theories over and over, at any time, in any place. Unlike religion or politics, science is ultimately decided by experiments, done repeatedly in every form. There are no sacred cows. In science, 100 authorities count for nothing. Experiment counts for everything.” ~ Michio Kaku, a professor of theoretical physics at City College of New York
“If your prediction is wrong then your hypothesis is wrong. Period.” ~ Richard Feynman
Whoops, yet another hypothesis that will turn out to be wrong.
“If your prediction is wrong then your hypothesis is wrong. Period.” ~ Richard Feynman
So hey, you just keep on testing to see if the earth is spherical instead of flat okay?
The thing about it is that if they took a poll of used car salesman and their position on climate science, the deniers would claim it as evidence.
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