Posted on 12/26/2014 5:44:35 PM PST by Libloather
**SNIP**
That New Year’s Eve an interview with expedition leader Chris Turney was beamed live to Times Square in New York. Two days later, the rescue effort entered a new phase. With no icebreaker able to smash way through, a Chinese helicopter, Xue Ying, or “Snow Eagle”, rose into the air for the first of five flights to ferry passengers from the stricken ship to the Aurora Australis. A core crew remained behind to sail vessel home once conditions allowed.
Media interest in the expedition faded after the rescue, but in the year since Turney and his team have been busy. Scientific samples and measurements from the voyage are being turned into research papers that reveal striking changes at the southern ice cap. And rather than feeling discouraged about expeditions that are funded by paying passengers, Turney is more enthusiastic than ever.
“Once we got back home and made sure everyone was all right, we got on with working up the data and getting a whole load of papers ready for submission,” Turney said. Like the rescue mission, this involved plenty of waiting. “It took nearly six months to get all the samples through quarantine.”
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Quick, can somebody give me a summary of the papers they are going to publish? Bonus points if you can condense their findings to ten words or less.
The last time we had a warning from Antarctica The Thing was unleashed. Best to nuke that place and be done with it.
Global warming is real?
Never mind the record ice in the Antarctic. They got stuck because it was windy.
LOL.
Dear Chris Turney,
If you think man can control the earth’s temperature,
please tell me where you think we should set the thermostat.
The birds are now commuting 40 miles to get food for their young. so does this mean there is that much more ice than before? also does it mean the birds aren't smart enough to nest closer to the food??? as to who paid for their little vacation? well, we did of course...
ProtectOurFreedom, I can name that tune in eight letters.
“Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!”
Oops, I guess Libloather is hosting this show ...
Such changes were bound to impact on life beneath the ice. Scientists inspected ecosystems on the sea floor. “You see this remarkable transition with the expansion of sea ice. A lot of kelp and other life on the seabed is dead or dying. We’re seeing instead much of the deeper flora and fauna, as they come up from the deeper seabed because there’s an ecological niche to be filled,” said Turney.
But they blame a change in the wind force for the problem and don't consider a reduction in global temperature as a factor.
As to who paid, half of those aboard paid A$18,000 to go on the expedition. Also the article says there were many complaints that valuable, time-sensitive research on other ships was interupted in order to rescue the ice-bound vessel.
DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW!!!
“Rescued scientists bring back a warning from the Antarctic!”
Some fifties sci-fi movie poster could have used that line.
Not to mention, it required a
"Turney is more enthusiastic than ever."
"Simple observations told unhappy stories."
Would a sincere naturalist be enthusiastic about unhappy findings? ... but another kind of person would be enthusiastic.
Why don't we just wait here a little while...
... and see what happens?
"We don't know if you've been told
Global Warming can get mighty cold."
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