Comments on: Arctic Ice shrinks by an Alaska plus a Texas

By: rahulk

rahulk — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:13:03 +0000

Well guys I do believe the jet stream weakens also.These will certainly be interesting times. Seeing as how old we’ll be by then, I am happy to wager a strawberry shake and a bran muffin on the ice.

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By: PAUL H.

PAUL H. — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:48:56 +0000

ANY OF YOU BOTHER TO LOOK BACK TO THE 30′S 40′S OR 50′S. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS PLANET HAS CHANGED, NOR WILL IT BE THE LAST.
MAN CAN NOT DESTROY WHAT GOD HAS MADE. WE DO NEED TO BE RESPOSIBLE WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:45:02 +0000

It causes the Hadley cell (google it) to expand, which means the tropics and subtropics expand, which means drought in the south, and especially southwest. I believe the jetstream weakens also.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:38:24 +0000

How does a lack of sea ice, whenever it comes, affect climate in US? Does this change the jet stream? Cancel cold fronts? Cascade into melting permafrost and melting Greenland glaciers? Should I invest in oceanfront Artic beach resort land?

By: Paul K

Paul K — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:15:34 +0000

Joe,
I’m not sure if I’d like to win or lose that bet. The company that holds my term insurance sure wants me to keep going another twenty or thirty years. These will certainly be interesting times. Seeing as how old we’ll be by then, I am happy to wager a strawberry shake and a bran muffin on the ice.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:06:44 +0000

Linear? We are very non-linear now. This is ahistorical because of global warming and the amplifying feedbacks (reduced albedo as ice is replaced with water).

Paul — i don’t know how old you are but I would be willing to bet that we will both live to see an ice-free Arctic.

By: Paul K

Paul K — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:16:47 +0000

Very disappointed to see the invective and personal attacks in some of the above comments. As to sea ice, it is interesting that while Northern Hemisphere sea ice is alarmingly low, Southern Hemisphere sea ice is at or very near to its record high. The prediction of total loss of NH sea ice over the next 30 – 40 years assumes a linear progression that is not supported by the historical record. There was a similar shrinkage in the 1930’s and 40’s when Arctic temperatures rose an astounding 1.7 degrees. The ice then expanded into the late 70’s.

By: fark_bush

fark_bush — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:52:57 +0000

arjuna, save your energy – these guys don’t possess the innate cognitive skills that are prerequisite for reasoning. Dunno how that happened, must have been bred out of them.

Just another right-wing mouth-breather, nothing to see here. Move along.

By: arjuna

arjuna — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:48:28 +0000

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:13:43 +0000

Ah, okay, thanks for clearing that up (re: update).