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Record Antarctic ice: Mawson base might have to relocate
WUWT ^ | 5/12/15 | Eric Worrall

Posted on 05/12/2015 6:27:32 PM PDT by smartyaz

The record busting growth of Antarctic ice is threatening the viability of Australia’s Mawson Antarctic research station.

According to The Australian;

Satellite observations show a new daily record being set for ­Antarctic sea ice every day for the past two weeks. Annual records have also been broken every year for the past three years.

Rob Wooding, general manager of the Australian Antarctic Division’s Operations Branch, said expanding sea ice was now causing serious problems.

Last year, fuel supplies were flown to Australia’s Mawson base by helicopter because the harbour had failed to clear. Dr Wooding said the situation was “unsustainable”.

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1 posted on 05/12/2015 6:27:32 PM PDT by smartyaz
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To: smartyaz

And remember last year, I believe it was, a ship going to Antarctica got stuck in the ice?

We’ve been told that polar ice caps are melting and we have global warming and all that. How does this story make sense considering what we have been told by the liberals???


2 posted on 05/12/2015 6:35:59 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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The record busting growth of Antarctic ice is threatening the viability of Australia’s Mawson Antarctic research station....Satellite observations show a new daily record being set for ­Antarctic sea ice every day for the past two weeks. Annual records have also been broken every year for the past three years.

So long as it keeps the Things frozen...


3 posted on 05/12/2015 6:47:48 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: smartyaz

well, then, melt the ice and chunnel it to California.


4 posted on 05/12/2015 7:07:01 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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To: smartyaz

Has Al Gore set up camp in Antarctica?


5 posted on 05/12/2015 7:39:37 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: Dilbert San Diego

The thread a few below this one says the Larsen C shelf is melting.

Someone forgot to sync their warnings.


6 posted on 05/12/2015 8:36:13 PM PDT by alpo
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Who forgot to tell the Antarctic ice it was supposed to melt? Come on guys, who forgot?


7 posted on 05/12/2015 8:39:44 PM PDT by vpintheak (Call the left what they are - regressive control-freaks)
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