Antarctic Sea Ice has gone off the chart!

[westwall]

Well, sort of Pretty startling to see it still growing...maximum extent is reached in September normally...

 

[flacaltenn]

U know I dont do ice. But that is pretty amazing.

Good thing we fixed that problem.... good work PMZ......

 

[Abraham3]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Well, sort of Pretty startling to see it still growing...maximum extent is reached in September normally...

....because of AGW.

It's like three card Monte except all three cards say AGW

Hotter? AGW

Colder? AGW

Less Ice? AGW

More Ice? AGW

It's fool-proof!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

What happened to global warming?

 

[Old Rocks]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

What happened to global warming?

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A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.

The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days.

The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control.

State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said the declaration would give emergency services additional powers over the next 30 days which could include cutting gas and power supplies if needed.

 

[Old Rocks]

Well, sort of Pretty startling to see it still growing...maximum extent is reached in September normally...

No, it is not still growing, and there were bigger analomys in 2008, 2011.

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.anomaly.antarctic.png

And the max this year is about the same as in 2007, 2012.

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.area.antarctic.png

It has hung out at its maximum a bit longer than usual, but is rapidly dropping at present.

Southern Hemisphere Sea Ice Area

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

What happened to global warming?

BBC News - Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency

The fires have already destroyed at least 200 homes, as Jon Donnison reports
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A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.

The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days.

The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control.

State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said the declaration would give emergency services additional powers over the next 30 days which could include cutting gas and power supplies if needed.

Do you understand the difference between Climate and weather?

"New Study: ’2013 ranks as one of the least extreme U.S. weather years ever’– Many bad weather events at ‘historically low levels’

'Whether you’re talking about tornadoes, wildfires, extreme heat or hurricanes, the good news is that weather-related disasters in the US are all way down this year compared to recent years and, in some cases, down to historically low levels.'
Tornadoes: 'lowest total in several decades'
Number of wildfires: 'On pace to be the lowest it has been in the past ten years'
Extreme Heat: The number of 100 degree days may 'turn out to be the lowest in about 100 years of records'
Hurricanes: 'We are currently in the longest period (8 years) since the Civil War Era without a major hurricane strike in the US (i.e., category 3, 4 or 5)' ( last major hurricane to strike the US was Hurricane Wilma in 2005)"

New Study: ?2013 ranks as one of the least extreme U.S. weather years ever?? Many bad weather events at ?historically low levels? | Climate Depot

 

[Decus]

Funny but Australia is prone to dry periods. The biggest problem it faces in regards to water is population growth:

"But this, the driest inhabited continent, has lived with the scourge of drought throughout its entire history."

"The succession of droughts has lead some to question the future of population growth in Australia."

BBC News - Australia faces the end of Big Dry

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Well, sort of Pretty startling to see it still growing...maximum extent is reached in September normally...

No, it is not still growing, and there were bigger analomys in 2008, 2011.

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.anomaly.antarctic.png

And the max this year is about the same as in 2007, 2012.

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.area.antarctic.png

It has hung out at its maximum a bit longer than usual, but is rapidly dropping at present.

Southern Hemisphere Sea Ice Area

It's not growing? Do you know how to read a chart?

 

[mamooth]

I assume the point of this thread is to point out how AGW scientists were proven correct on yet another successful prediction.

That is why AGW scientists have such credibility. They make predictions, the predictions come true, over and over.

 

[westwall]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

What happened to global warming?

BBC News - Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency

The fires have already destroyed at least 200 homes, as Jon Donnison reports
Continue reading the main story
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Australia bushfires to worsen Watch
In pictures: Australia bushfires
Flames turn Blue Mountains orange Watch

A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.

The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days.

The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control.

State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said the declaration would give emergency services additional powers over the next 30 days which could include cutting gas and power supplies if needed.

As I have demonstrated to you before fraud boy fires in Australia are so common that their flora is actually dependent on fire for its life cycle just like the sagebrush in California is. You see dummy when fire is actually PART of the life cycle, your ignorant statements just prove what idiots you are.

 

[bripat9643]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

What happened to global warming?

BBC News - Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency

The fires have already destroyed at least 200 homes, as Jon Donnison reports
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
Australia bushfires to worsen Watch
In pictures: Australia bushfires
Flames turn Blue Mountains orange Watch

A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.

The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days.

The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control.

State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said the declaration would give emergency services additional powers over the next 30 days which could include cutting gas and power supplies if needed.

There you have it. Your source says they had worse conditions 40 years ago. In other words, things are better now than then.

 

[bripat9643]

I assume the point of this thread is to point out how AGW scientists were proven correct on yet another successful prediction.

That is why AGW scientists have such credibility. They make predictions, the predictions come true, over and over.

AGW scientists have never predicted a single thing correctly. They make up excuses after the fact. That's how con artists operate, but the flock is too stupid to see it.

 

[westwall]

I assume the point of this thread is to point out how AGW scientists were proven correct on yet another successful prediction.

That is why AGW scientists have such credibility. They make predictions, the predictions come true, over and over.

Sure they do, here are a couple of their "successful predictions where Antarctic sea ice is declining do to global warming. Funny how they are trying so desperately do bury their prior predictions now that they are so catastrophically wrong... And you professional fluffers are doing such a bangup job! I wonder why they still pay you...


"Krill reproduction is wholly dependent on Antarctic sea ice conditions. Seasonal studies have shown that winters with reduced size and duration of winter sea ice coincide with poor krill reproduction. This is because the underside of sea ice is coated with ice-algae which serves as the main food for krill during the winter when phytoplankton is unavailable."

Endless Forms Most Beautiful » Blog Archive » Canary in the Coal Mine: Antarctic Krill

Sanders fretted to biologist Fabrice Genevois: "Is that a canary in the coal mine for us as humans?" Genevois agreed: "Yeah, I mean that could be the canary in the coal mine, exactly." After hyping data that "2012 was the hottest year ever on record," Sanders posed this question: "So if the ice is melting in some parts because of our use of fossil fuels, because of global warming, what are we supposed to do?" He then informed viewers that he consulted scientists who found the solution: "...we can do something like just start carpooling."

Read more: NBC Alarmism: Could Penguins Be 'Canary in the Coal Mine' of Global Warming? | NewsBusters



And on and on...


Your precious "experts" haven't been right in decades silly person...

 

[jon_berzerk]

I assume the point of this thread is to point out how AGW scientists were proven correct on yet another successful prediction.

That is why AGW scientists have such credibility. They make predictions, the predictions come true, over and over.

AGW scientists have never predicted a single thing correctly. They make up excuses after the fact. That's how con artists operate, but the flock is too stupid to see it.

they do when they cover all bases

then simply pick the one that happened

warm= global warming
cold=global warming
rainy =global warming
dry=global warming
less snow=global warming
more snow =global warming
less ice=global warming
more ice=global warming
increased gun violence=global warming

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I assume the point of this thread is to point out how AGW scientists were proven correct on yet another successful prediction.

That is why AGW scientists have such credibility. They make predictions, the predictions come true, over and over.

They predicted that there will be weather tomorrow.

Not even Nostradamus at his peak could successfully make so bold a prediction

How many moron pills do you consume on a daily basis Matthew?

 

[bripat9643]

I assume the point of this thread is to point out how AGW scientists were proven correct on yet another successful prediction.

That is why AGW scientists have such credibility. They make predictions, the predictions come true, over and over.

AGW scientists have never predicted a single thing correctly. They make up excuses after the fact. That's how con artists operate, but the flock is too stupid to see it.

they do when they cover all bases

then simply pick the one that happened

warm= global warming
cold=global warming
rainy =global warming
dry=global warming
less snow=global warming
more snow =global warming
less ice=global warming
more ice=global warming
increased gun violence=global warming

A List Of Things Supposedly Caused By Global Warming

Acne , agricultural land increase , Afghan poppies destroyed , Africa devastated, Africa in conflict, African aid threatened, African summer frost , aggressive weeds , air pressure changes , airport malaria , Agulhas current , Alaska reshaped, moves , allergy season longer , alligators in the Thames , Alps melting , Amazon a desert , American dream end , amphibians breeding earlier (or not) , anaphylactic reactions to bee stings , ancient forests dramatically changed , animals head for the hills, animals shrink , Antarctic grass flourishes , Antarctic ice grows , Antarctic ice shrinks , Antarctic sea life at risk, anxiety treatment , algal blooms , archaeological sites threatened , Arab Spring , Arctic bogs melt , Arctic in bloom , Arctic ice free , Arctic ice melt faster , Arctic lakes disappear , Arctic tundra to burn , Arctic warming (not), Atlantic less salty , Atlantic more salty, atmospheric circulation modified , attack of the killer jellyfish , avalanches reduced , avalanches increased , Baghdad snow , Bahrain under water , bananas grow , barbarisation , beer shortage , beetle infestation , bet for $10,000, better beer, big melt faster, billion dollar research projects , billion homeless , billions face risk , billions of deaths , bird distributions change , bird loss accelerating , birds shrinking , bird strikes , bird visitors drop , birds confused , birds decline (Wales) , birds driven north , birds return early , bittern boom ends , blackbirds stop singing , blackbirds threatened , Black Hawk down , blood contaminated , blue mussels return , bluetongue , brain eating amoebae , brains shrink , bridge collapse (Minneapolis), Britain one big city , Britain Siberian , brothels struggle , brown Ireland , bubonic plague , budget increases , Buddhist temple threatened , building collapse , building season extension , bushfires , business opportunities , business risks, butterflies move north, camel deaths , cancer deaths in England,cannibalism, cannibalism again , caterpillar biomass shift, cave paintings threatened , childhood insomnia, Cholera , circumcision in decline , cirrus disappearance , civil unrest , cloud increase , coast beauty spots lost , cockroach migration, coffee threatened , cold climate creatures survive , cold spells (Australia) , cold wave (India) , computer models , conferences , conflict , conflict with Russia , consumers foot the bill , coral bleaching, coral fish suffer , coral reefs dying , coral reefs grow, coral reefs shrink , coral reefs twilight, Cabbage Shortage , cost of trillions , cougar attacks, crabgrass menace, cradle of civilisation threatened , creatures move uphill, crime increase , crocodile sex, crops devastated , crumbling roads, buildings and sewage systems , curriculum change , cyclones (Australia), danger to kid's health , Darfur , Dartford Warbler plague , death rate increase (US) , deaths to reach 6 million, Dengue hemorrhagic fever , depression , desert advance , desert retreat , destruction of the environment , disappearance of coastal cities, disasters , diseases move from animals to humans , diseases move north , dog disease , Dolomites collapse , dozen deadly diseases , drought, ducks and geese decline , dust bowl in the corn belt , early marriages , early spring , earlier pollen season , Earth biodiversity crisis , Earth dying , Earth even hotter , Earth light dimming , Earth lopsided, Earth melting , Earth morbid fever , Earth on fast track , Earth past point of no return , Earth slowing down , Earth spins faster, Earth to explode, earth upside down , earthquakes , earthquakes redux , earthquakes redux 2 , Egypt revolt , El Niño intensification , end of the world as we know it , erosion , emerging infections, encephalitis, English villages lost , equality threatened , Europe simultaneously baking and freezing, eutrophication , evolution accelerating , expansion of university climate groups,

extinctions (human , civilisation, logic , Inuit , smallest butterfly , cod, ladybirds , pikas , polar bears, possums , walrus, toads , plants , salmon , trout , wild flowers , woodlice , a million species , half of all animal and plant species, mountain species , not polar bears , barrier reef , leaches , salamanders , tropical insects)

experts muzzled , extreme changes to California , fading fall foliage , fainting , famine, farmers benefit , farmers go under , farm output boost , fashion disaster , fever , figurehead sacked , fir cone bonanza , fish bigger , fish catches drop , fish downsize, fish catches rise , fish deaf, fish get lost , fish head north , fish stocks at risk , fish stocks decline , five million illnesses, flames stoked , flesh eating disease , flood patterns change , floods, floods of beaches and cities , flood of migrants, flood preparation for crisis , Florida economic decline , flowers in peril , fog (more) in San Francisco , fog (less) in San Francisco , food poisoning, food prices rise , food prices soar , food security threat (SA), football team migration , footpath erosion, forest decline , forest expansion , frog with extra heads , frostbite , frost damage increased , frosts , fungi fruitful , fungi invasion , games change , Garden of Eden wilts , geese decline in Hampshire , genetic diversity decline, gene pools slashed , giant oysters invade, giant pythons invade , giant squid migrate , gingerbread houses collapse , glacial earthquakes , glacial retreat, glacial growth , glacier grows (California) , glacier wrapped , global cooling , global dimming, glowing clouds , golf course to drown , golf Masters wrecked , grandstanding , grasslands wetter , Great Barrier Reef 95% dead , Great Lakes drop , great tits cope , greening of the North , Grey whales lose weight , Gulf Stream failure , habitat loss , haggis threatened , Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, harmful algae , harvest increase , harvest shrinkage , hay fever epidemic , health affected , health of children harmed, health risks, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes (Australia), heat waves, hibernation affected, hibernation ends too soon, hibernation ends too late, high court debates, HIV epidemic, homeless 50 million, hornets, horses shrink, human development faces unprecedented reversal, human fertility reduced, human health risk , human race oblivion , hurricanes , hurricane reduction , hurricanes fewer , hurricanes not , hydropower problems , hyperthermia deaths , ice age , ice sheet growth , ice sheet shrinkage, icebergs , illegal immigration , illness and death , inclement weather , India drowning , infrastructure failure (Canada) , industry threatened , infectious diseases, inflation in China , insect explosion, insurance premium rises , Inuit displacement , Inuit poisoned , Inuit suing , invasion of cats , invasion of crabgrass , invasion of herons , invasion of jellyfish , invasion of king crabs , invasion of midges, island disappears , islands sinking , itchier poison ivy , jellyfish explosion , jets fall from sky , jet stream drifts north , Kew Gardens taxed , kidney stones , kidney stones again , killer cornflakes , killing us , kitten boom , koalas under threat , krill decline , lake and stream productivity decline, lake empties , lake shrinking and growing , landslides , landslides of ice at 140 mph , lawsuits increase, lawsuit successful, lawyers' income increased (surprise surprise!) , lawyers want more , legionnaires' surge , lives saved , Loch Ness monster dead , Locust plagues suppressed , Longer wprk breaks , Lopsided Earth , lush growth in rain forests, Malaria, mammoth dung melt , mango harvest fails , Maple production advanced , Maple syrup shortage , marine diseases, marine food chain decimated, Meaching (end of the world) , Mediterranean rises , megacryometeors , Melanoma , Melanoma decline , meteors from space , methane emissions from plants , methane burps, methane runaway , melting permafrost , Middle Kingdom convulses , migration , migration difficult (birds) , migratory birds huge losses , microbes to decompose soil carbon more rapidly , minorities hit, monkeys on the move , Mont Blanc grows, monuments imperiled, moose dying, more bad air days, more research needed, mortality increased, mountain (Everest) shrinking, mountaineers fears, mountains break up , mountains green and flowering, mountains taller , mortality lower , murder higher , Myanmar cyclone , narwhals at risk , National security implications , native wildlife overwhelmed , natural disasters quadruple , new islands , next ice age , NFL threatened, Nile delta damaged , noctilucent clouds , no effect in India, Northwest Passage opened, nuclear plants bloom, oaks dying , oaks move north, ocean acidification , ocean acidification faster , ocean dead zones unleashed , ocean deserts expand , ocean waves speed up , oceans noisier , opera house to be destroyed , outdoor hockey threatened, ozone repair slowed, ozone rise , Pacific dead zone , penguin chicks frozen, personal carbon rationing, pest outbreaks , pests increase, phenology shifts , plankton blooms , plankton destabilised , plants lose protein , plants march north, plants move uphill, polar bears aggressive , polar bears cannibalistic, polar bears deaf, polar bears drowning, polar bears eating themselves, polar tours scrapped , popcorn rise , porpoise astray , profits collapse, prostitution, psychiatric illness, puffin decline, radars taken out , railroad tracks deformed , rainfall increase , rape wave , refugees , reindeer endangered , release of ancient frozen viruses , resorts disappear , rice threatened, rice yields crash, rift on Capitol Hill , rioting and nuclear war, Rise and Fall of Rome, river flow impacted , rivers raised , roads wear out , robins rampant, rocky peaks crack apart , roof of the world a desert, rooftop bars , Ross river disease , ruins ruined, Russia under pressure , salinity reduction , salinity increase , Salmonella, Salmon Decline, satellites accelerate , school closures , sea level rise , sea level rise faster , seals mating more , sewer bills rise , severe thunderstorms , sex change, sexual promiscuity , shark attacks , sharks booming , sharks moving north , sheep shrink , shop closures , short-nosed dogs endangered , shrinking ponds, shrinking shrine , ski resorts threatened , skin cancer , slow death, smaller brains , smog , snowfall increase , snowfall heavy, soaring food prices, societal collapse , soil change , songbirds change eating habits , sour grapes , space problem , spectacular orchids , spiders invade Scotland , squid aggressive giants , squid population explosion , squid tamed , squirrels reproduce earlier , stingray invasion , storms wetter , stormwater drains stressed , street crime to increase, subsidence , suicide , swordfish in the Baltic , Tabasco tragedy , taxes , tectonic plate movement , teenage drinking , terrorism , threat to peace , ticks move northward (Sweden) , tides rise , tigers eat people , tomatoes rot , tornado outbreak , tourism increase , trade barriers, trade winds weakened , traffic jams , transportation threatened , tree foliage increase (UK), tree growth slowed , trees in trouble , trees less colourful , trees more colourful , trees lush , tropics expansion , tropopause raised , truffle shortage, truffles down , turtles crash , Turbulamnce in air travel , turtle feminised , turtles lay earlier , UFO sightings , UK coastal impact , UK Katrina , uprooted - 6 million , Vampire bats , Vampire moths , Venice flooded , violin decline , volcanic eruptions , volcanic eruptions redux , Iceland volcano eruption, walrus pups orphaned , walrus stampede , war , war between US and Canada , wars over water , wars sparked , wars threaten billions , wasps , water bills double , water scarcity (20% of increase), water stress , weather out of its mind , weather patterns awry , Western aid cancelled out, West Nile fever , whales lose weight , whales move north , whales wiped out , wheat yields crushed in Australia , wildfires, wind shift , wind reduced, wine - harm to Australian industry , wine industry damage (California), wine industry disaster (France), wine - more English wine industry disaster (US), wine - more English , wine - England too hot , wine -German boon , wine - no more French , wine passé (Napa) , wine stronger , winters in Britain colder , winter in Britain dead , witchcraft executions , wolves eat more moose , wolves eat less, workers laid off , World at war , World War 4 , World bankruptcy , World in crisis , World in flames , Yellow fever.

 

[polarbear]

Wow! Wait.. wait a minute. ANTarctic sea ice.... I see. That would be the ice that will be 100% gone next May. That would be the ice being fed by the enormously accelerated glacial flow pouring formerly land-borne ice off the continent. That would be the excess ice enabled by the freshwater (more easily frozen) layer the increased precipitation has created.

I wonder why you gents seem so pleased to see increased Antarctic sea ice when it has never been significantly decreasing? What is it YOU see happening and what scientists support those views?

What happened to global warming?

BBC News - Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency

The fires have already destroyed at least 200 homes, as Jon Donnison reports
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
Australia bushfires to worsen Watch
In pictures: Australia bushfires
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A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.

The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days.

The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control.

State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said the declaration would give emergency services additional powers over the next 30 days which could include cutting gas and power supplies if needed.

Sorry to pop that balloon, don`t take it personal but it`s the Aussie authorities that say that most of their brush fires have been delibarately started by "fire bugs". This one they suspect was caused by a military training exercise that went out of control:
BBC News - Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency

'Firebugs' monitored More than 37,000 hectares (91,400 acres) have already been ravaged by fire in the state in the past several days.
Officials say that 15 blazes remain out of control.
Smoke and ash from the bushfires have blanketed the Sydney skyline.
Australia's military is currently investigating whether a training exercise using explosives may have started one of the fires.
The exercise took place at a base near the town of Lithgow in the Blue Mountains region on Wednesday.
In the past, many such fires have turned out to have been started deliberately, and police say they are monitoring dozens of "firebugs" - people with a history of committing arson, the BBC's Jon Donnison reports from Sydney.

Furthermore they have it on record that the 1960 season was just as conducive to wild fires as this one. Similar temperatures, dry air and high winds.
The difference between then and now is that this region is now populated and 50 years ago wildfires in Australia did not make a big splash in the media.
Come on you must have noticed what makes the "news" these days.
If a truck tips over or a pedestrian bridge collapses in China,.. or a car plows into a fast food outlet it`s instant media fodder.

 

[RollingThunder]

What happened to global warming?

BBC News - Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency

The fires have already destroyed at least 200 homes, as Jon Donnison reports
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
Australia bushfires to worsen Watch
In pictures: Australia bushfires
Flames turn Blue Mountains orange Watch

A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.

The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days.

The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control.

State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said the declaration would give emergency services additional powers over the next 30 days which could include cutting gas and power supplies if needed.

Do you understand the difference between Climate and weather?

Almost everybody but the other denier cult retards understands the difference between climate and weather better than you do, CrazyFruitcake. As you demonstrate once again with your moronic post here.
Long term patterns = climate
Year to year variations = weather

"New Study: ’2013 ranks as one of the least extreme U.S. weather years ever’– Many bad weather events at ‘historically low levels’

'Whether you’re talking about tornadoes, wildfires, extreme heat or hurricanes, the good news is that weather-related disasters in the US are all way down this year compared to recent years and, in some cases, down to historically low levels.'
Tornadoes: 'lowest total in several decades'
Number of wildfires: 'On pace to be the lowest it has been in the past ten years'
Extreme Heat: The number of 100 degree days may 'turn out to be the lowest in about 100 years of records'
Hurricanes: 'We are currently in the longest period (8 years) since the Civil War Era without a major hurricane strike in the US (i.e., category 3, 4 or 5)' ( last major hurricane to strike the US was Hurricane Wilma in 2005)"

w.climatedepot.com/2013/10/18/

2012 Has Had Most Extreme Weather On Record for U.S.
Climate Central
September 11th, 2012
By Andrew Freedman
(excerpts)
The first eight months of 2012 had the most extreme weather in U.S. since such record-keeping began in 1910, according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Climate Extremes Index, or CEI, is used to track the highest and lowest 10 percent of extremes in temperature, precipitation, drought, and tropical storms and hurricanes across the lower 48 states. That the year-to-date was the most extreme on record should not come as much of a surprise, since the year to date was the hottest on record, and a massive drought, accompanied by searing heat waves, gripped much of the country from March through the end of the summer.

According to the NCDC, the extremes index was more than one and a half times the average value during the summer, which was the result of record heat and dryness. Studies show that global climate change is already increasing the odds of some extreme weather and climate events, particularly heat waves and precipitation extremes, including droughts and floods. The CEI's value for the January-to-August period was a record 47 percent, meaning that 47 percent of the contiguous U.S. experienced top 10 percent extreme weather conditions. The average value during this period is just 20 percent. "Extremes in warm daytime temperatures and warm nighttime temperatures contributed to the record high USCEI value," the NCDC stated in a report released on Monday. The second most extreme CEI value on record occurred just last year.