Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

[ScienceRocks]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
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Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

 

[gipper]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

 

[Penelope]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
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Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

They all know its true, they just ignore it, like Bill Maher said, its like your engine light is on so you put a Band-Aid on it. All better now!!

 

[gipper]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

AGW is NOT science. It is politics. Sadly, dumdasses can't see this obvious truth.

 

[Penelope]

Tell Trump that when he used global warming as an excuse when he put up the break wall in Ireland and didn't pay for it.

 

[PredFan]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
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Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

Stupid. Maybe we can plant some ice seeds and grow some.

 

[Old Rocks]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

AGW is NOT science. It is politics. Sadly, dumdasses can't see this obvious truth.

Really? Then why are all the Scientific Societies in the world stating that AGW is real, and a clear and present danger? It is wigged out fruitloops like you that would make politics the deciding factor in responding to the real world, instead of science. And, unfortunately we will all suffer for your ignorance, stupidity, and greed. You are an asshole, period.

 

[Old Rocks]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
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Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

Stupid. Maybe we can plant some ice seeds and grow some.

No, it is you deniers are the ones that are terminally stupid. Ignore science at present, and then when things get bad, you will blame the scientists for not warning you. You are dishonest, and have no morals or ethics.

 

[PredFan]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
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Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

Stupid. Maybe we can plant some ice seeds and grow some.

No, it is you deniers are the ones that are terminally stupid. Ignore science at present, and then when things get bad, you will blame the scientists for not warning you. You are dishonest, and have no morals or ethics.

Really? Well I'm smart enough to know your analogy to farming in Africa was pretty fucking stupid.

 

[RollingThunder]

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

AGW is NOT science. It is politics. Sadly, dumdasses can't see this obvious truth.

LOLOLOLOLOL.......the gimper is so stupid and confused, he always gets everything totally backwards. In the real world, AGW denial is NOT science, it is politics. Sadly, dumbass denier cult dingbats like the gimper are too ignorant, retarded and brainwashed to see this very obvious truth. Anybody who doesn't their head tucked up their ass can see the virtually unanimous affirmation of the reality of human caused global warming by the world scientific community.

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2013 statement on Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases affirms that rising levels of greenhouse gases have caused and will continue to cause the global surface temperature to be warmer:
(excerpts)
"Human activities are changing Earth's climate. At the global level, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases have increased sharply since the Industrial Revolution. Fossil fuel burning dominates this increase. Human-caused increases in greenhouse gases are responsible for most of the observed global average surface warming of roughly 0.8 °C (1.5 °F) over the past 140 years. Because natural processes cannot quickly remove some of these gases (notably carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere, our past, present, and future emissions will influence the climate system for millennia.

While important scientific uncertainties remain as to which particular impacts will be experienced where, no uncertainties are known that could make the impacts of climate change inconsequential. Furthermore, surprise outcomes, such as the unexpectedly rapid loss of Arctic summer sea ice, may entail even more dramatic changes than anticipated."

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) statement adopted by their council in 2012 concluded:
(excerpts)
"There is unequivocal evidence that Earth's lower atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; sea level is rising; and snow cover, mountain glaciers, and Arctic sea ice are shrinking. The dominant cause of the warming since the 1950s is human activities. This scientific finding is based on a large and persuasive body of research. The observed warming will be irreversible for many years into the future, and even larger temperature increases will occur as greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere. Avoiding this future warming will require a large and rapid reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions. The ongoing warming will increase risks and stresses to human societies, economies, ecosystems, and wildlife through the 21st century and beyond, making it imperative that society respond to a changing climate. To inform decisions on adaptation and mitigation, it is critical that we improve our understanding of the global climate system and our ability to project future climate through continued and improved monitoring and research. This is especially true for smaller (seasonal and regional) scales and weather and climate extremes, and for important hydroclimatic variables such as precipitation and water availability.

Technological, economic, and policy choices in the near future will determine the extent of future impacts of climate change. Science-based decisions are seldom made in a context of absolute certainty. National and international policy discussions should include consideration of the best ways to both adapt to and mitigate climate change. Mitigation will reduce the amount of future climate change and the risk of impacts that are potentially large and dangerous. At the same time, some continued climate change is inevitable, and policy responses should include adaptation to climate change. Prudence dictates extreme care in accounting for our relationship with the only planet known to be capable of sustaining human life.[73]"

 

[PredFan]

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

AGW is NOT science. It is politics. Sadly, dumdasses can't see this obvious truth.

LOLOLOLOLOL.......the gimper is so stupid and confused, he always gets everything totally backwards. In the real world, AGW denial is NOT science, it is politics. Sadly, dumbass denier cult dingbats like the gimper are too ignorant, retarded and brainwashed to see this very obvious truth. Anybody who doesn't their head tucked up their ass can see the virtually unanimous affirmation of the reality of human caused global warming by the world scientific community.

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2013 statement on Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases affirms that rising levels of greenhouse gases have caused and will continue to cause the global surface temperature to be warmer:
(excerpts)
"Human activities are changing Earth's climate. At the global level, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases have increased sharply since the Industrial Revolution. Fossil fuel burning dominates this increase. Human-caused increases in greenhouse gases are responsible for most of the observed global average surface warming of roughly 0.8 °C (1.5 °F) over the past 140 years. Because natural processes cannot quickly remove some of these gases (notably carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere, our past, present, and future emissions will influence the climate system for millennia.

While important scientific uncertainties remain as to which particular impacts will be experienced where, no uncertainties are known that could make the impacts of climate change inconsequential. Furthermore, surprise outcomes, such as the unexpectedly rapid loss of Arctic summer sea ice, may entail even more dramatic changes than anticipated."

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) statement adopted by their council in 2012 concluded:
(excerpts)
"There is unequivocal evidence that Earth's lower atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; sea level is rising; and snow cover, mountain glaciers, and Arctic sea ice are shrinking. The dominant cause of the warming since the 1950s is human activities. This scientific finding is based on a large and persuasive body of research. The observed warming will be irreversible for many years into the future, and even larger temperature increases will occur as greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere. Avoiding this future warming will require a large and rapid reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions. The ongoing warming will increase risks and stresses to human societies, economies, ecosystems, and wildlife through the 21st century and beyond, making it imperative that society respond to a changing climate. To inform decisions on adaptation and mitigation, it is critical that we improve our understanding of the global climate system and our ability to project future climate through continued and improved monitoring and research. This is especially true for smaller (seasonal and regional) scales and weather and climate extremes, and for important hydroclimatic variables such as precipitation and water availability.

Technological, economic, and policy choices in the near future will determine the extent of future impacts of climate change. Science-based decisions are seldom made in a context of absolute certainty. National and international policy discussions should include consideration of the best ways to both adapt to and mitigate climate change. Mitigation will reduce the amount of future climate change and the risk of impacts that are potentially large and dangerous. At the same time, some continued climate change is inevitable, and policy responses should include adaptation to climate change. Prudence dictates extreme care in accounting for our relationship with the only planet known to be capable of sustaining human life.[73]"

AGW and the so-called Deniers are both politics. It's just that one claims to be science.

 

[Olde Europe]

Statement on Earth's Changing Climate
[by the American Physical Society]
(Adopted by Council on November 14, 2015)

On Climate Change:
Earth's changing climate is a critical issue and poses the risk of significant environmental, social and economic disruptions around the globe. While natural sources of climate variability are significant, multiple lines of evidence indicate that human influences have had an increasingly dominant effect on global climate warming observed since the mid-twentieth century. Although the magnitudes of future effects are uncertain, human influences on the climate are growing. The potential consequences of climate change are great and the actions taken over the next few decades will determine human influences on the climate for centuries.

On Climate Science:
As summarized in the 2013 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there continues to be significant progress in climate science. In particular, the connection between rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases and the increased warming of the global climate system is more compelling than ever. Nevertheless, as recognized by Working Group 1 of the IPCC, scientific challenges remain in our abilities to observe, interpret, and project climate changes. To better inform societal choices, the APS urges sustained research in climate science.

On Climate Action:
The APS reiterates its 2007 call to support actions that will reduce the emissions, and ultimately the concentration, of greenhouse gases as well as increase the resilience of society to a changing climate, and to support research on technologies that could reduce the climate impact of human activities. Because physics and its techniques are fundamental elements of climate science, the APS further urges physicists to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines in climate research and to contribute to the public dialogue.

____________________________________________________

Global Climate Change
ACS [American Chemical Society] Position Statement

The Earth’s climate is changing in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and particulate matter in the atmosphere, largely as the result of human activities. Chemistry is at the heart of understanding the climate system and integral to addressing the development and deployment of new emission reduction technologies and clean energy alternatives. The American Chemical Society (ACS) acknowledges that climate change is real, is serious and has been influenced by anthropogenic activity. Unmitigated climate change will lead to increases in extreme weather events and will cause significant sea level rise, causing property damage and population displacement. It also will continue to degrade ecosystems and natural resources, affecting food and water availability and human health, further burdening economies and societies. Continued uncontrolled GHG emissions will accelerate and compound the effects and risks of climate change well into the future.

International cooperation will be crucial to addressing climate change, and continued U.S. participation in efforts such as the Paris Agreement is essential. Many solutions to reduce GHG and pollutant emissions are known and should be implemented through policy changes, partnerships, and education. These mitigation policies (e.g. GHG emission reduction) must be augmented by improved approaches for anticipating and adapting to adverse and unavoidable impacts of climate change. Risk reduction by proactive mitigation and adaptation strategies is preferred over global climate intervention schemes where the outcome is difficult to predict and beyond our power to control. Continuing to improve and strengthen our societies’ scientific understanding and literacy concerning all aspects of climate change is vitally important, enabling us to make informed decisions at national and international levels and helping us to lessen the future risk of climate change.

Recommendations

The United States should be a leader in efforts to combat climate change. [much more at link]

_________________________________________________​

Scientists, the meteorologists, geophysicists, physicists, chemists, and the organizations that represent them, the folks who know their stuff, all recognize AGW.

On the other side, we see the rubes (useful idiots), the mercenaries (e.g. Kochs' paid liars), and the ideologues (the GOP and their ideological henchmen and "think tank" stooges), sanctimoniously waxing about politicized science, which neither of them understands. All the while, the Arctic sea ice is collapsing, but that's immaterial because some gazillion years ago there was, or may have been, less ice somewhere. It'd be ridiculous, if it weren't so tragic.

 

[westwall]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
Follow @AndreaTWeather


Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

Only if you ignore those inconvenient years that came before 1979, the highest level recorded in decades.... Which means you are repeating a lie matt. A LIE.

 

[westwall]

Statement on Earth's Changing Climate
[by the American Physical Society]
(Adopted by Council on November 14, 2015)

On Climate Change:
Earth's changing climate is a critical issue and poses the risk of significant environmental, social and economic disruptions around the globe. While natural sources of climate variability are significant, multiple lines of evidence indicate that human influences have had an increasingly dominant effect on global climate warming observed since the mid-twentieth century. Although the magnitudes of future effects are uncertain, human influences on the climate are growing. The potential consequences of climate change are great and the actions taken over the next few decades will determine human influences on the climate for centuries.

On Climate Science:
As summarized in the 2013 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there continues to be significant progress in climate science. In particular, the connection between rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases and the increased warming of the global climate system is more compelling than ever. Nevertheless, as recognized by Working Group 1 of the IPCC, scientific challenges remain in our abilities to observe, interpret, and project climate changes. To better inform societal choices, the APS urges sustained research in climate science.

On Climate Action:
The APS reiterates its 2007 call to support actions that will reduce the emissions, and ultimately the concentration, of greenhouse gases as well as increase the resilience of society to a changing climate, and to support research on technologies that could reduce the climate impact of human activities. Because physics and its techniques are fundamental elements of climate science, the APS further urges physicists to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines in climate research and to contribute to the public dialogue.

____________________________________________________

Global Climate Change
ACS [American Chemical Society] Position Statement

The Earth’s climate is changing in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and particulate matter in the atmosphere, largely as the result of human activities. Chemistry is at the heart of understanding the climate system and integral to addressing the development and deployment of new emission reduction technologies and clean energy alternatives. The American Chemical Society (ACS) acknowledges that climate change is real, is serious and has been influenced by anthropogenic activity. Unmitigated climate change will lead to increases in extreme weather events and will cause significant sea level rise, causing property damage and population displacement. It also will continue to degrade ecosystems and natural resources, affecting food and water availability and human health, further burdening economies and societies. Continued uncontrolled GHG emissions will accelerate and compound the effects and risks of climate change well into the future.

International cooperation will be crucial to addressing climate change, and continued U.S. participation in efforts such as the Paris Agreement is essential. Many solutions to reduce GHG and pollutant emissions are known and should be implemented through policy changes, partnerships, and education. These mitigation policies (e.g. GHG emission reduction) must be augmented by improved approaches for anticipating and adapting to adverse and unavoidable impacts of climate change. Risk reduction by proactive mitigation and adaptation strategies is preferred over global climate intervention schemes where the outcome is difficult to predict and beyond our power to control. Continuing to improve and strengthen our societies’ scientific understanding and literacy concerning all aspects of climate change is vitally important, enabling us to make informed decisions at national and international levels and helping us to lessen the future risk of climate change.

Recommendations

The United States should be a leader in efforts to combat climate change. [much more at link]

_________________________________________________​

Scientists, the meteorologists, geophysicists, physicists, chemists, and the organizations that represent them, the folks who know their stuff, all recognize AGW.

On the other side, we see the rubes (useful idiots), the mercenaries (e.g. Kochs' paid liars), and the ideologues (the GOP and their ideological henchmen and "think tank" stooges), sanctimoniously waxing about politicized science, which neither of them understands. All the while, the Arctic sea ice is collapsing, but that's immaterial because some gazillion years ago there was, or may have been, less ice somewhere. It'd be ridiculous, if it weren't so tragic.

Yeah, I hate to break it to ya but when they all derive their funding from perpetuating the fraud you enter into a logical fallacy called "APPEAL TO AUTHORITY".

Look it up.

 

[Old Rocks]

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Andrea Thompson By Andrea Thompson
Follow @AndreaTWeather


Published: March 22nd, 2017Quote

Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heat waves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter, leaving the winter sea ice cover missing an area the size of California and Texas combined and setting a record-low maximum for the third year in a row.

Even in the context of the decades of greenhouse gas-driven warming, and subsequent ice loss in the Arctic, this winter’s weather stood out.

Arctic Sea Ice Sets Record-Low Peak for Third Year

Not caring about it is the same reasoning Africans in Africa have for not learning how to farm or developing their economies. It is a really dumb argument.

Only if you ignore those inconvenient years that came before 1979, the highest level recorded in decades.... Which means you are repeating a lie matt. A LIE.

Once again you repeat a lie. That is not an Arctic Ice graph, that is a graph for a small fraction of that ice pictured in the upper left hand corner. This is obviously a purposeful lie since it is the second time you have posted this graph, trying to pass it off as representing the whole of the Arctic.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

Actually, the forrest and mountains are all about science. Out in the wild there is nobody to lie to you about what is going on.

Unlike those on both sides who worship certain people who cough up all kinds of bullcrap.

 

[Old Rocks]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

Actually, the forrest and mountains are all about science. Out in the wild there is nobody to lie to you about what is going on.

Unlike those on both sides who worship certain people who cough up all kinds of bullcrap.

Now there is a certain truth to that. On the ground observations are definately hard to argue with. So, why don't you check what the Scientific Societies representing the Geologists and Biologists are saying?

https://sciencepolicy.agu.org/files/2013/07/AGU-Climate-Change-Position-Statement_August-2013.pdf

position10

https://www.eurekalert.org/images/2016climateletter6-28-16.pdf

And, of course, many, many other scientific societies

Statements on Climate Change from Major Scientific Academies, Societies, and Associations (January 2017 update)

 

[SSDD]

Oh noooooooooooo!!!!

We are all going to die unless we allow a very small criminal elite, total control of the planet...to save the planet.

Is this you Mattieboy?

We know you hate science and civilization....

When are moving into the forest or the mountains to get away from it?

Actually, the forrest and mountains are all about science. Out in the wild there is nobody to lie to you about what is going on.

Unlike those on both sides who worship certain people who cough up all kinds of bullcrap.

Now there is a certain truth to that. On the ground observations are definately hard to argue with. So, why don't you check what the Scientific Societies representing the Geologists and Biologists are saying?

https://sciencepolicy.agu.org/files/2013/07/AGU-Climate-Change-Position-Statement_August-2013.pdf

position10

https://www.eurekalert.org/images/2016climateletter6-28-16.pdf

And, of course, many, many other scientific societies

Statements on Climate Change from Major Scientific Academies, Societies, and Associations (January 2017 update)

Any society, or academy making statements suggesting that climate change is due to man and that the science is anywhere near settled are nothing more than political whores, prostituting themselves for money, political influence, and the media limelight...and anyone who takes such organizations seriously, is just a f'ing stupid dupe.

 

[Old Rocks]

So we are supposed to take the word of someone that believes in smart photons over all the Phd's and working scientists in the world. LOL