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To: NormsRevenge
And now for a little balance, which isn't in the article because it doesn't suit "the agenda"...
Antarctic ice is growing, not melting away
ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap.
Snip...Extensive melting of Antarctic ice sheets would be required to raise sea levels substantially, and ice is melting in parts of west Antarctica. The destabilisation of the Wilkins ice shelf generated international headlines this month.
Snip...Australian Antarctic Division glaciology program head Ian Allison said sea ice losses in west Antarctica over the past 30 years had been more than offset by increases in the Ross Sea region, just one sector of east Antarctica.
23 posted on 04/28/2009 7:20:27 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
Here's a map that underscores your point:

The larger portion of Antarctica is cooling and gaining mass.

33 posted on 04/28/2009 8:07:17 PM PDT by Interesting Times (For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: philman_36; Interesting Times; All
"The next time somebody in the media denies that there is media bias, ask how they explain the fact that there are at least a hundred stories about the shrinking arctic ice cap for every one about the expanding antarctic ice cap, which has now grown to record size." --Thomas Sowell
36 posted on 04/28/2009 8:12:29 PM PDT by FreeKeys (IT'S THE SPENDING, STUPID !!!!)
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