Posted on 04/04/2010 4:20:18 PM PDT by Signalman
THE Arctic ice cap has dramatically increased to 2001 levels over the last few months, scientists have revealed. Thousands of square miles of ocean around the North Pole have frozen as a result of the unusual weather phenomenon that caused the dramatic snow experienced in Scotland this winter.
Arctic oscillation has created unusually cold winds across the Bering Sea, which in turn has caused the increase in the ice cap and allowed icy blasts to escape southwards.
This winter between December and February was the coldest in the UK since 1979, according to Met Office figures. The average temperature was just 1.6C, which was 2.1C below average.
Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in Colorado, which has revealed the growth said: "It's been a crazy winter with Arctic ice cover growing and cold weather in northern Europe and eastern America, all linked to this strongly negative Arctic oscillation."
(Excerpt) Read more at scotsman.com ...
Ask them two questions to drive them nuts.
Are there any benefits to “global warming”?
At what temperature do you want to stabilize the planet?
...so unusual it happens only once a year...it's called winter.
Ah, 1979. The last time when these cosmetologists said our climate was going to hell and blaming it on GLOBAL COOLING.
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