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Nixon was big on that. Obama invented implausible deniability. In 1984, I was working for the DOE doing the Safety Analysis Report for their proposed nuclear waste disposal site near Carlsbad, New Mexico. A top level manager came in to my office … Continue reading →

This is an interesting story, which I have condensed to an easy to follow timeline. Worth a read, even if you have been following it. April 17 am – I made this post : Crossing The Line In The Arctic … Continue reading →

 if the map is not too distorting, like NSIDC’s maps, pixel counting is a good rough estimate.  In fact, we helped developed an educational module where students would estimate the extent from pixel counting. Dr. Walt Meier – 8/22/2008

My original post was incorrect. I originally compared April 18 vs. the second April 16 graph, not the first one. The new NSIDC graph lines up correctly with the old April 16 version, but the time stamp is two days later. My apologies for … Continue reading →

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arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.anom.1979-2008 Cryosphere Today shows April 18 Arctic Sea ice area highest since 2001, and higher than 1989.  

Hansen says that sea level will rise 25 metres with BAU (business as usual) scenarios, because CO2 is making the ice sheets melt down. Temperatures on the Antarctic ice sheet are -96F, and close to -40 on the Greenland ice … Continue reading →

sst_anom.gif (800×600) Temperatures off the west coast of South America are now running several degrees above normal.

arcticomm_webcam.jpg (1600×1200) The view from Nuuk this morning. Experts tell us that Greenland is melting down and will soon become a farming haven. 08/30/2006 Arctic Harvest Global Warming a Boon for Greenland’s Farmers By Gerald Traufetter Known for its massive ice sheets, Greenland is … Continue reading →

This is the same exercise I have been doing for the last three days – since before NSIDC changed their data. I overlaid the current DMI graph (black) on the original version of the April 16 NSIDC graph (blue – no … Continue reading →