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Global warming is causing more snow to fall on Antarctica and has slowed rising sea levels

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6480067/Global-warming-causing-snow-fall-Antarctica.html

 

Global warming is causing more snow to fall over Antarctica and it is stunting the surge of rising sea levels.

 

Scientists have discovered that the increased amount of snow on Antarctica has helped offset rates of twentieth-century global sea-level rise by up to a third.

 

Since the start of the 20th century the snow on the frozen continent and the Antarctic ice Sheet have played a pivotal role in governing sea level change.

 

The delicate balance between ice sheets melting and increased snowfall has a major part to play on sea levels around the world.

 

The authors of the research caution that this phenomenon is merely slowing sea level rise - not negating it completely.

 

The findings have been published in the journal Nature Climate Change and emphasise the role of the ice sheet on global sea levels, the researchers claim.

 

Global sea levels are rising as a result of warmer sea waters.

 

Sea levels vary dramatically around the world due to the distribution of warm water around the world.

 

As warm water expands to fill more space than cold water it has a dramatic effect on sea level rise in some areas based on currents and wind.

 

Uneven sea level rise is also influenced by ice sheets, which lose mass as they melt.

 

However, sea level is also affected by changes in snowfall, which impacts the volume of frozen water that is 'stored' in glaciated regions such as Antarctica.

 

Brooke Medley and Elizabeth Thomas from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, used ice-core records to determine snow accumulation across Antarctica from 19012000.

 

They found an overall increase in sea level rise and say it is as a direct result of warming temperatures that allow the atmosphere to hold more moisture.

 

The authors suggest that this increase in snow has offset approximately 10 mm of global sea-level rise since 1901.

 

Previous research has found that climate change is causing sea levels to rise unevenly around the world.

 

They also revealed the encroaching sea levels of the last 25 years are 'human-caused' and will be devastating if they continue to rise.

 

Experts predict that regions with rapidly rising sea levels, including the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico, can expect the trend to continue as the climate warms.

 

'By knowing that climate change is playing a role in creating these regional patterns, we can be more confident that these same patterns may linger or even intensify in the future if climate change continues unabated,' Dr Fasullo at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) said.

 

'With sea levels projected to rise a couple of feet or more this century on average, information about expected regional differences could be critical for coastal communities as they prepare.'

 

Dr Fasullo and Dr Steve Nerem at the University of Colorado Boulder, both members of the NASA Sea Level Change Team, analysed satellite data which measured sea surface heights stretching back to 1993.

 

Areas near Antarctica and the West Coast of the US have lower-than-average sea level rise but some, including the US's East Coast and the Philippines and Indonesia, are suffering more.

 

Sea level varies according to region due to the thermodynamics of the water in the oceans.

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Is this what trillions of dollars buy?

 

Record cold....global warming.

 

Low number of hurricanes in a season....global warming.

 

Above average number of hurricanes in a season....global warming.

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NOAA projects 1' of Sea level rise per century, yet NASA projects "a couple of feet or more this century". What gives? :dunno:

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NOAA projects 1' of Sea level rise per century, yet NASA projects "a couple of feet or more this century". What gives? :dunno:

 

No one knows for sure, and I would hesitate to trust anyone who claims they do know. All we can be sure if is that change is coming, and we need to remain pliable to it. We can speculate on the consequences, try to get ahead of the most likely outcomes, but in so far as stopping this? I have my doubts.

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No one knows for sure, and I would hesitate to trust anyone who claims they do know. All we can be sure if is that change is coming, and we need to remain pliable to it. We can speculate on the consequences, try to get ahead of the most likely outcomes, but in so far as stopping this? I have my doubts.

How can a people get out in front of anything when their 2 biggest public scientific communities are vastly off from each other? One scenerio you may be able to mitigate, the other you can't.

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How can a people get out in front of anything when their 2 biggest public scientific communities are vastly off from each other? One scenerio you may be able to mitigate, the other you can't.

 

I think we can safely assert that at some point in the future areas currently at or near sea level are going to face flooding, especially during storms. I think we can forecast some of the weather-related impacts, thought not all. I think we can forecast some of the disease-related impacts. Bottom line, the earth does appear to be warming, sea levels do appear to be rising, based on where you are....make some small movements to prepare....I hear that the disaster prep industry is HUGE right now, maybe open a storefront on Amazon for stuff...

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Global warming believers have turned into a doomsday cult.

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If we have too much water why don't we just boil a bunch of it? Duh

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If we have too much water why don't we just boil a bunch of it? Duh

 

It's not that we have too much water. It's because the earth is cooling too fast which cause global warming.

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Global warming believers have turned into a doomsday cult.

 

Cults are the new norm, political entities are cultish, so too are universities, any "belief" based ideology takes on cult form today, there can only ever be one truth for people. :wall:

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Global Warming must read

 

The Arctic ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulafft, at Bergen, Norway.

Reports from fishermen, seal hunters and explorers all point to a radical change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the Arctic zone. Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been met as far north as 81 degrees 29 minutes. Soundings to a depth of 3,100 meters showed the gulf stream still very warm. Great masses of ice have been replaced by moraines of earth and stones, the report continued, while at many points well known glaciers have entirely disappeared.

Very few seals and no white fish are found in the eastern Arctic, while vast shoals of herring and smelts which have never before ventured so far north, are being encountered in the old seal fishing grounds.

 

 

The text above is a genuine transcription of a 1922 newspaper article, an Associated Press account which appeared on page 2 of the Washington Post on 2 November of that year:

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What is the Earth has been too cold all this time, and it's finally heating up to its optimal temperature?

A science teacher that I am good friends with says that the average temperature of the Earth was 70 degrees when the dinosaurs existed... Currently it is what, mid 50s?

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We have to think what kind of world we are going to leave for Betty White when we are gone

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Did they take a survey of the seals?

Did they complain about dryer skin?

 

Can underground volcanic activity effect the temperature of the water above?

If so, should we ban them ?

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The Winter is Wreaking Havoc on Electric Vehicle Batteries

 

If there’s one thing electric vehicle owners are learning, it is that extremely cold temperatures are likely going to lead to frustration if they don’t take extra special care of their battery powered vehicles. Look at it as just another added benefit to "saving the world".

 

As we push through the cold that automakers are using as an excuse for poor sales this winter, customers of some companies – notably Tesla – are starting to realize that things are a little bit different with electric vehicles in the winter.

 

Disgruntled owners of Model 3s have been widespread on social media and online forums, talking about numerous issues they’ve had with cold weather on their vehicles. People have complained about battery range draining and Model 3 door handles freezing up.

 

“My biggest concern is the cold weather drained my battery 20 to 25 miles overnight and an extra five to ten miles on my drive to work. I paid $60,000 to not drain my battery so quickly,” said New Jersey based Model 3 owner Ronak Patel.

 

The pro-EV lot over at InsideEVs stated frankly back in December, "Cold weather demands a long range battery" before also encouraging people to shell out more money: "...if you reside in a colder region and can afford to spring for the long-range Model 3, then come winter, you’ll be glad you made that choice."

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-03/winter-wreaking-havoc-electric-vehicle-batteries

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I just saw a headline where the oceans are set to change color sometime in the next hundred years.

 

Okay.😐

 

you know the number of times I've been to the toll booth and the idiot in front of me doesn't have quarters or an EZ pass?

 

Point being, we are not a people who think two steps into the future. Much less a hundred years. Much less give a if the ocean changes color. Watch the ocean for a week it changes color depending on the time of day for Christ's sake.

 

I don't want to tell those guys how to fear monger, but you gotta make things a shitload more immediate than the water's going to change color sometime in a hundred years.

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I just saw a headline where the oceans are set to change color sometime in the next hundred years.

 

Okay.

 

you know the number of times I've been to the toll booth and the idiot in front of me doesn't have quarters or an EZ pass?

 

Point being, we are not a people who think two steps into the future. Much less a hundred years. Much less give a ###### if the ocean changes color. Watch the ocean for a week it changes color depending on the time of day for Christ's sake.

 

I don't want to tell those guys how to fear monger, but you gotta make things a shitload more immediate than the water's going to change color sometime in a hundred years.

Oh you seriously can't make this crap up. The oceans are going to change color but..wait for it...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT WON'T BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE!!!! Yep, that's the story.

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Carbon dioxide up 46%

Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide and other gases being released into the atmosphere by industry, transportation and energy production from burning fossil fuels are enhancing what's known as the planet's natural greenhouse effect.

Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent among all greenhouse gases produced by human activities, attributed to the burning of fossil fuels.

The atmospheric carbon dioxide level for March was 411.97 parts per million and continue to rise. It has now reached levels in the atmosphere not seen in 3 million years.

That's an increase of 46% from just before the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, when CO2 levels were around 280 parts per million. Levels began to rise when humans began to burn large amounts of fossil fuels to run factories and heat homes, releasing CO2 and other greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.

Scientists say to keep a livable planet, we need to cut the level to 350 parts per million.

Seems like the 1st step to a solution is stopping the stupid from breeding. That's a win for everyone. It will lower CO2 levels cause these mouth breathers really pump out a lot of CO2. You young people and your offspring are totally if this is true.

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