Yeah, it’s late winter in the southern hemisphere.\u00a0 But this is IMO noteworthy nonetheless.<\/p>\n
Recent satellite photos show that sea ice coverage near Antarctica has reached the greatest extent ever measured<\/span>.\u00a0 The coverage area is now roughly 2x the size of Antarctica itself, and about 3x the size of Australia.\u00a0 (Graphic of sea ice coverage here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n So, to what do those “esteemed, learned” climatologists attribute this condition?\u00a0 Well, I’m glad you asked.<\/p>\n They say it’s due to warmer<\/em> air temperatures and ozone depletion.\u00a0 In other words, they’re saying global warming is causing more Antarctic sea ice.<\/p>\n I sh!t you not.<\/a><\/p>\n Sheesh.\u00a0 IMO these guys are starting to rival ol’ “Baghdad Bob” when it comes to defending the absurd.<\/p>\n Of course, this is coming from the same crowd in Australia that recently got caught “adjusting” measured data in order to make it seem that global warming is occurring when the actual measured data says otherwise<\/a>.\u00a0 So, for my money, caveat emptor <\/em>is very much apropos regarding buying their claims about what’s causing the increase in sea ice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"