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Mount Shasta glaciers growing, despite warming
Foxnews ^
| Tuesday, July 08, 2008
| SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 01/26/2010 9:38:42 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: All
Glaciers in Alaska are growing.
To: steelyourfaith
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:39:58 PM PST
by
rdl6989
(January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
To: SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; Fred Nerks; NormsRevenge; Oynx
To: GeronL; AuntB; tubebender
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
And the ones in Everest are doing fine, now that the liars have been exposed.
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:50:23 PM PST
by
aquila48
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Glaciers grow for two reasons: snowfall and cold. Warmer sea temperatures for incoming storms off the Pacific coast or Gulf of Alaska result in more snowfall - sometimes a helluva lot more snowfall. Those in snow country have seen this — too cold often results in not much snow, temperatures just below freezing often results in lotsa snow. As long as the temperatures on the glacier prevent too much melting (only below 32 F, not below 0 F) so that more snow accumulates than melts, the glaciers will grow. In normally extremely cold areas, a slight increase in temperature results in a helluva lot more snow — more than enough to make up for warmer summers.
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:51:15 PM PST
by
Solitar
("My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them." -- Barry Goldwater)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
...has projected the storied snows at Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro might disappear by 2015.
There has also been a lot of deforestation around mt kilimanjaro. Though very localized, that is about the only human-caused global warming climate change that I can see as being possible.
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:52:17 PM PST
by
proud_yank
(Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:54:51 PM PST
by
Fred Nerks
(FAIR DINKUM!)
To: aquila48
Same for the Himalayas — warmer sea temperatures result in more snow in the mountains even if at somewhat warmer temperatures. Same for Europe where a warmer Mediterranean and Atlantic results in more snow even if at somewhat warmer temperatures. Same everywhere — including Antarctica and Greenland. Most anyone who has lived in snow country knows this. It’s the storms just below freezing which dump enormous amounts of snow.
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:55:01 PM PST
by
Solitar
("My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them." -- Barry Goldwater)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the world, but the seven tongues of ice creeping down Mount Shasta's flanks are a rare exception: They are the only long-established glaciers in the lower 48 states that are growing. Mighty, fertilize your whole garden, heavy duty BS ping!
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posted on
01/26/2010 9:55:17 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(I think not, therefore I don't exist!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"Glaciers in Alaska are growing."
I hope Portage comes along soon.
Meanwhile, Al Bore needs to look seriously at global cooling..........
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Even where glaciers really are retreating, it cannot be blamed solely on temperatures. It could instead be due to less precipitation, i.e. Kilimanjaro. The alarmists don’t want to talk about that.
To: ApplegateRanch
See link at #9 for more....
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the worldI don't bother reading an article that starts with a lie.
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posted on
01/26/2010 10:00:24 PM PST
by
hsalaw
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; steelyourfaith; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; Fred Nerks; NormsRevenge; Oynx
Mt Shasta is one gorgeous mountain!!
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posted on
01/26/2010 10:00:32 PM PST
by
aquila48
To: Fred Nerks
Here is a web page about how glaciers accumulate ice, how they flow, and how they advance or retreat.
Introduction to Glacial Processes
This stuff I learned long before there was any such hoorah about global warming. Yes, I'm that old. Back then some were worried about global cooling.
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posted on
01/26/2010 10:00:57 PM PST
by
Solitar
("My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them." -- Barry Goldwater)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Solitar
Glaciers in Alaska are growing.
Many have retreated over the past 50-100 years, though some have grown. Portage glacier near Whittier (a popular one you can drive to) has receeded a fair bit. Not that long ago you could see the base from the road. Harvard glacier has grown considerably.
You can see valleys that are grown in that were at one point were glacial. The great lakes were also glaciers. They change over time.
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posted on
01/26/2010 10:01:41 PM PST
by
proud_yank
(Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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