Comments for Weather Notes from Both Poles at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:08:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/monitoring-pollution/3158-weather-notes-from-both-poles#comment-39063 I agree with the other comment, arctic ice is way up this year. Anomolous weather is curious, but it's hard to trend. - Joe Tue, 11 May 2010 09:32:09 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/monitoring-pollution/3158-weather-notes-from-both-poles#comment-39054 Typically, you are cherry picking the data. From the same nsidc.org site: [quote]changing wind patterns have caused older, thicker ice to move south along Greenland’s east coast, where it will likely melt during the summer. Temperatures in the Arctic remained [b]above average[/b].[/quote] And more: [quote]Despite the late ice growth, Arctic air temperatures remained persistently warmer than average throughout the winter and early spring season. April temperatures were about [b]3 to 4 degrees Celsius (5 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit) above average across much of the Arctic Ocean, and up to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal in northern Canada[/b]. Conditions in the Arctic were part of a trend of warmer temperatures worldwide[/quote] So much for having a very good year! Now down to Antarctica: From NASA: [quote]The continent of Antarctica has been losing more than 100 cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice per year since 2002.[/quote] The only thing I agree with you is that warming is not CO2 based. - Blake Tue, 11 May 2010 02:33:01 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/monitoring-pollution/3158-weather-notes-from-both-poles#comment-39045 [url]http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/[/url] April Arctic ice is just about "average" (1979-2000 average), which is most excellent. Ice extent ofr April 2010 was the largest for that month in the past decade. There were a few areas below average, and a few areas above average. - Doc Rings Mon, 10 May 2010 19:25:13 +0100