Posted on 09/15/2014 5:47:29 AM PDT by rktman
Scientists say the extent of Antarctic sea ice cover is at its highest level since records began.
Satellite imagery reveals an area of about 20 million square kilometres covered by sea ice around the Antarctic continent.
Jan Lieser from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) said the discovery was made two days ago.
"This is an area covered by sea ice which we've never seen from space before," he said.
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Life Finds a way...
almost as if the planet Earth is a self-adjusting self moderating system that perseveres despite idiots who claim to be in charge of everything
And how is it physically possible for ice extent to increase as ice depth decreases ? That increased ice extent lowers the water temp due to reflection of sunlight. Basic physics. The ice also allows some of the absorbed sunlight heat to conduct back into the atmosphere, not the water.
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