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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 03:43 AM
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Hey Everybody the Arctic is melting







Svalbard Islands, Arctic Ocean, Norway
Nature Photographer: Hans Strand
Not staged


The photographers website


http://www.hansstrand.com/Hans_Strand/Arctic_3.html
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 03:48 AM
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1. YOU DIDN'T WARN ME ABOUT THE DESPERATE POLAR BEARS!!!!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 06:25 AM
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2. But but but
Grifterrela Twitler said climate change is an invention of that wicked commie socialist liar Al Gore
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Birthmark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 06:36 AM
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3. Well, it IS spring in the Northern Hemisphere
So a certain amount of melting is to be expected.
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 06:51 AM
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4. The Republican spin on this: Al Gore in a bear suit.
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 11:37 PM
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15. LOL n/t
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FarCenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:32 AM
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5. Arctic sea ice extent this spring is roughly normal
http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

Cold snap causes late-season growth spurt
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theophilus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:41 AM
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6. Misleading.....see below in article.



"The late date of the maximum extent, though of special interest this year, is unlikely to have an impact on summer ice extent. The ice that formed late in the season is thin, and will melt quickly when temperatures rise."

Yes, this winter helped a little but all the "gains" will soon disappear. Things are not back to "normal" so quit saying that.
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sudopod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:44 AM
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7. Welcome to the third dimension. :p nt
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Viking12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:48 AM
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9. One season is meaningless. 30 years of data is meaningful
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Rebubula Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:55 AM
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10. In geologic time...
....30 years or even 300 is meaningless.

The Earth is going to do what it is going to do. It always has.

In the meantime, we need to be able to adapt because we cannot control.
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Viking12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 10:00 AM
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11. ..but we don't live in 'geologic time'.
You're quite correct, though. We cannot control climate. We can't control a wild bear either, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea to poke it with a stick. We can and have significantly altered the atmospheric chemistry which is a major component in the Earth's climate.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 11:00 AM
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13. So you are one of those climate deniers, huh?
I bet you don't respond to my reply.

Tootles, mr/miss/mrs hit and run poster.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 09:46 AM
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8. k/r
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CitizenWill Donating Member (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 10:24 AM
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It is melting
Edited on Mon Apr-12-10 10:33 AM by Dante_88
I live in the Canadian Arctic and we see it here everyday.

Our perma-frost has disappeared, Polar Bears are mating with Grizzly bears because their ranges are overlapping. There is a new bear type called a Grizzlor (not kidding). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly%E2%80%93polar_bear_hybrid

Our caribou herds are disappearing.

We had a very, very mild winter this year. Barely any snow and no usual -50 days.

Will
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CitizenWill Donating Member (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 10:24 AM
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12. Dupe
Edited on Mon Apr-12-10 10:25 AM by Dante_88
Dupe
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troubledamerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-12-10 11:36 PM
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14. "Hoax"
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