WUWT and WeatherBell help with a weather forecasting request from ice-trapped ship in Antarctica

Watts Up With That ^ | Dec 31, 2013 | Anthony Watts

[Vince Ferrer]

The irony level has now gone to 11. Not only is a "climate change" researcher and fellow travellors stuck in ice in the summer, but they had to reach out to the climate heretics to get accurate weather data. (Also means they didn't have accurate weather data all along, this was a faith based voyage)

[fso301]

Note the green circle marker, which is the approximate location the Akademik Shokalskiy is at.

I'm not finding the green circle marker?

[2111USMC]

I also pointed out that the Australian scientists on-board were climatologists, and not operational weather forecasters, and finding this sort of weather data probably wasn’t in their skill set.

Pretty much says it all.

[GreyFriar]

Vince, Thank you for the post. I remember when John Coleman was the “weatherman” for WBKB TV, channel 7 in Chicago back in the 60s and 70s.

And it is nice to know that the ‘globull warming folks’ have to call a real meteorologist to find out about the weather. It shows that, bottom line, they don’t have ‘faith’ in their globull warming religion.

[ThunderSleeps]

Wind piling up sea ice would seem to be a no brainer. The “leaders” of the expedition may be that stupid as to overlook it in their rush to go “prove” their equally short-sighted ideas... But what about the master of the vessel? Was he/she not experienced in navigating these waters? I realize wind and weather are unpredictable, but this seems like the let themselves get into a bad situation.

[SolidRedState]

I can’t figure out where the ship is on that map. However, that is an amazing and mesmerizing map. I have never seen one of those before. It is remarkable and interesting.

[Blood of Tyrants]

They were stupid to sail into the ice field without taking the wind into consideration.

[zot]

Thanks for the glow-bull warming ping. This shows (again) that these “scientists” don’t know what they are doing.

[Vince Ferrer]

It shows that, bottom line, they don’t have ‘faith’ in their globull warming religion.

Oh they had faith, that's why they went on a pilgrimage without charts and got stuck. Might be having a crisis of faith right about now though.

[Madame Dufarge]

Entertainment ping.

[sima_yi]

... this was a faith based voyage)

They probably believed their computer models, and assumed that the ice had all melted away.

[blueunicorn6]

Have an American nuclear sub surface by them and get them out. The ultimate irony.

[EDINVA]

Al Gore should be forced to pay every last time of the rescue effort from the proceeds of his absurd, fear-mongering film.

[blueunicorn6]

I’m not a meteorologist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night. My forecast for Antarctica is that it will be cold and the wind will blow.
I’m not a Ship Captain, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night. If the ice starts breaking up and there’s a path to open water, start the engines and go.
Where’s my money?

[Cyber Liberty]

They were stupid to sail into the ice field without taking the wind into consideration.

...and no way of finding out, apparently.

[SamAdams76]

What does Joe Bastardi have to say about this nonsense?

[GreyFriar]

Probably not much of a ‘crisis of faith’ as I’m guessing that these folks are “true believers.” Nothing will cause them to ‘lose faith’, just like the American Communists who followed Stalin, no matter how much he changed his position on what was good or bad. If Stalin said ‘this is truth’ they blindly obeyed.

[Vince Ferrer]

I’m not a meteorologist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

You are overqualified for this scientific mission.

[nascarnation]

What does Joe Bastardi have to say about this nonsense?

I'll make a guess...they're "stuck on stupid"....

[cripplecreek]

Joe is already greatly enjoying the irony of the situation on twitter.