[GPSCC-chat] Polar Ice

[Gerry Gras]

This story seems so extreme to me that I feel that I
need to post several versions for credibility's sake.

The sfgate article has an animation of what has
happened to the Arctic ice over the past 20+ years.

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"The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter
descends"

http://www.sfgate.com/150years/article/The-North-Pole-is-an-insane-36-degrees-warmer-10623301.php

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"‘Things are getting weird in the polar regions’"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/21/things-are-getting-weird-in-the-polar-regions/?utm_term=.6195343043e1

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"Temperatures soar, sea ice hits record lows at North and South Poles"

"Arctic sea ice has been on a consistent decline for years. But until
recently, Antarctic sea ice was actually expanding."

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1120/Temperatures-soar-sea-ice-hits-record-lows-at-North-and-South-Poles

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"'Climate Emergency': North Pole Sees Record Temps, Melting Ice Despite
Arctic Winter"

"Arctic is losing ice and heating up despite seasonal onset of 24-hour
darkness—phenomena that break all previous records"

http://commondreams.org/news/2016/11/18/climate-emergency-north-pole-sees-record-temps-melting-ice-despite-arctic-winter

Gerry