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Spare O'Lake4/02/2010 4:23:43 am PDT

re: #87 Spare O’Lake

Something Odd for the Arctic:
“Normal” Sea Ice Extent as Winter Ends
As the winter freeze ends, there’s more ice in the Arctic than at any time in recent years. Is this another PR problem for global warming activists?
Only two months ago, it looked as if the Arctic sea ice extent was trending so far below normal that it might set a new record. The extent of Arctic sea ice, a barometer on global warming and one of the most easily visualized effects of climate change, was 1 million square miles short of average throughout February.
But, lo and behold, so much new ice froze in March that the overall extent for this winter will end up nearly normal, as compared to the long-term average. That’s a headline no one could have written for years, as the extent of Arctic sea ice has dropped, rhythmically with the seasons, but dropped precipitously and consistently for years. The record-setting extent of melting in the past three summers was to a degree not expected for decades, under mainstream scientific predictions of just a few years ago.

[Link: www.thedailygreen.com…]

This has absolutely nothing to do with Islam.

I wonder how many AGW aficionados will be furiously spinning and gnashing their teeth, when in reality this positive development is something that we should all be thankful for.