Posted on 09/08/2008 11:54:16 AM PDT by ebayhater
Alarm over sea ice loss is misplaced.
Recent short-term gains in Arctic ice coverage indicate nothing about the eventual state of the Arctic. Answers to the long-term status of the region lie in the realm of a scientific branch known as paleoclimatology. What does it tell us?
The Earth is currently in the geologic epoch known as the Holocene. This began nearly 12,000 years ago when the last ice age (more precisely, the Weichsal glacial) ended. Temperatures warmed, glaciers began to retreat, and the Arctic began to melt. This began what is called an interglacial: a warmer period between glaciation.
We tend to think of the poles as immutable, but geologically speaking, permanent polar ice is a rare phenomenon, comprising less than 10% of history. Icecaps form briefly between interglacials, only to melt as the next one begins -- this time around will be no different.
So we know the Arctic will eventually be open water. The only question is how it will affect us.
The language the media uses to describe Arctic melting is usually emotionally loaded. Filled with terms such as "concern", "desperate", even "dying" and "doomed", one would think a living organism was being described. Experts are always quoted as "warning" us, rather than simply speaking -- classic propaganda techniques...
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I’m thinking that a new port on Hudson bay would be a good thing for both Canadians and Americans.
This ia a GREAT article. Also, the author refutes claims and answers question in the “Comments” section.
Logic, common sense and a knowledge of history. Somebody send this to McCain...or send it to Sarah Palin to give to him.
Nice post!
Some people think a clear Arctic Ocean is what triggers the glacial periods. The theory is that as the far northern climate changes from continental to maritime the snowfall on the land increases so much that it can't all melt in the summer, starting glaciers.
I'm not saying this is established by any means, but it's a theory that's out there.
There is a certain irony that if we were by the drastic means suggested by the global warming cultists to actually alter the natural warming cycle that is currently occurring we could be dooming future civilizations to a new Ice Age.
Ice free it would probably grow into a fair sized port city.
Makes sense to me. I’ll even go further as to suggest that as the snow cover grows more heat is reflected into space causing even more snow.
My beach front property that I bought in northern Canada on the Arctic Ocean is sure to go up in value and price.
Don’t give us all this actual scientific stuff! Al Gore says were doomed, so that’s it!
True. It’s connected to Canada’s grain (and potash, oil, gas, etc.) midwest by rail.
Global warming is a great benefit to mankind and all life on the planet. Global cooling would lead to the death, by starvation, of millions, if not billions, of humans.
"Unimaginable" amounts of new resources. What's at stake is nothing less than millions of square miles of territory, with some of the richest resources known. 90 billion barrels of oil and 1,700 trillion cubic feet of natural gas lie in the region.McCain says he wants to drill "off shore".
Northern Alaska has a "shore"!
Glad to see someone bring some real science to the argument.
More hurricanes, global warming - are they related?
Progress in reconstructing climate in recent millennia
Simple Question, Simple Answer… Not
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