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Re: North Pole Now a Lake

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Post by michaelwww » Thu, Jul 25, 2013, 3:00 PM UTC

danso wrote: post #6

This is some serious blogspam. There's not a single damn link to any actual information (the links for "Data Center" and "network" go to computer-system advertisements) and all other referential links go to livescience.com. I'm not against aggregation or curation, but there is something especially galling about a science blog that omits what should be a common characteristic in scientific literature: the linking back…

It looks like a mod fixed the link. LiveScience itself seems to be a pop science site - nothing wrong with that - there are plenty of hard science links to answer your questions.

Re: North Pole Now a Lake

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Post by michaelwww » Thu, Jul 25, 2013, 3:14 PM UTC

phaemon wrote: post #9

jb- wrote: post #4

http://www.john-daly.com/NP1987.jpg

Do you have a source for that photo? I can't seem to find the original.

This photo is used a lot to deny climate change. I found it here at this denial blog. But a careful reading will tell you they didn't surface at the North Pole, but at the first open space in the ice nearest the North Pole.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/04/26/ice-at-the-north-pole-...

Re: North Pole Now a Lake

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Post by hga » Thu, Jul 25, 2013, 3:37 PM UTC

Note that the jet stream is split this summer and that is causing a lot of below the Arctic weirdness. Earlier I read this happens about once every 10 years and seldom in the summer.

Search on jet stream split, narrow to this year or the last few months.

Re: North Pole Now a Lake

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Post by redblacktree » Thu, Jul 25, 2013, 6:04 PM UTC

michaelwww wrote: post #10

xutopia wrote: post #3

I look at this picture and think to myself that we're in a pretty bad situation here. White snow reflects heat back at a higher rate than water does... I wonder what effect this will have.

I saw this yesterday: Rapidly Melting Arctic Could Release A "Giant Pulse" Of Methane http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/rapidly-melting-arctic-could-re...

So what you're saying is that the Earth may fart soon?

Re: North Pole Now a Lake

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Post by michaelwww » Thu, Jul 25, 2013, 6:14 PM UTC

redblacktree wrote: post #14

michaelwww wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I saw this yesterday: Rapidly Melting Arctic Could Release A "Giant Pulse" Of Methane http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/rapidly-melting-arctic-could-re...

So what you're saying is that the Earth may fart soon?

The top commenter on the article writes "What liberal hogwash." I have no idea why a scientific matter has become part of political orthodoxy and debate. People on the right would like to trivialize the matter like you do. Are you all being paid directly by oil companies and if so, how can get some of that action?

Re: North Pole Now a Lake

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Post by redblacktree » Fri, Jul 26, 2013, 2:21 AM UTC

michaelwww wrote: post #15

redblacktree wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So what you're saying is that the Earth may fart soon?

The top commenter on the article writes "What liberal hogwash." I have no idea why a scientific matter has become part of political orthodoxy and debate. People on the right would like to trivialize the matter like you do. Are you all being paid directly by oil companies and if so, how can get some of that action?

Ha! No, I'm just someone who decided to make a flippant joke. If only my internet slacking were paid...