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To: Paul Pierett
The recent discovery that the glacier has markedly sped up over the last decade has provoked a flurry of research interest in Pine Island Glacier and its ice shelf, whose sudden changes are almost undoubtedly caused by climate change and warming oceans in the region.

Wow, so glad he (?) qualified that with "...almost undoubtedly..." which, if I can go off on tangent here for a moment... WTF does that mean? Undoubtedly means without a doubt. Qualifying it with almost puts it back into what, the realm of well, maybe, possibly, could-be... But this {expletive} is no-doubt counting on people to read over that quickly and just remember that big word, undoubtedly. Well, it isn't, there is a lot of doubt, even from the very statements he's making.

Ok, the glacier "...has markedly sped up..." Hmm, seems to me that means more ice coming down, increased flow. Gee, to do that you'd need more snow & ice at the source... Doesn't sound like a warming trend but rather a cooling trend.

20 posted on 02/01/2012 9:32:36 PM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: ThunderSleeps
http://www.nps.gov/kefj/naturescience/glaciers.htm

It's summer time in Antarctica......glaciers will flow faster.....basal slippage from the melting water as its base. Simple really...if they would only think about it or clarify that it is flowing faster all year round, in which case the increased cold and snow fall their would account for both.

24 posted on 02/01/2012 11:15:20 PM PST by Puckster
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To: ThunderSleeps
Ok, the glacier "...has markedly sped up..." Hmm, seems to me that means more ice coming down, increased flow. Gee, to do that you'd need more snow & ice at the source... Doesn't sound like a warming trend but rather a cooling trend.

Ditto.
30 posted on 02/02/2012 1:43:59 AM PST by PA Engineer (Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom.)
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