Thread: North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say

he North Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away Arctic sea ice, according to scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. Scientists say it's a 50-50 bet that the thin Arctic sea ice will completely melt away at the geographic North Pole.

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North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say - CNN.com

But of course this is all the fault of Al Gore!!!

Originally Posted by Bowerbird

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North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say - CNN.com

But of course this is all the fault of Al Gore!!!

Could be?? Thanks for the hysteria once again sweetie. Now let's look at reality.

The article say 50/50 odds, but it also say this:

There are some positive aspects to the ice melting, he said. Ships could use the Northwest Passage to save time and energy by no longer having to travel through the Panama Canal or around Cape Horn.

"There's also, or course, oil at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean," he said. "Now, the irony of that is kind of clear, but the fact that we are opening up the Arctic Ocean does make it more accessible."

Sounds like a good thing to me. But let's see, your oh so clever Al Gore remark must mean you believe "it has to be man made global warming." There's no other possible explanation right?

WRONG AS USUAL

Here's another completely logical explanation which has nothing to do with anthropogenic global warming and which wasn't even mentioned in the propaganda piece from ol' bowzerbird.

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ON THE ARCTIC SEE FLOOR
Volcanic eruptions reshape Arctic ocean floor: study - Yahoo! News

Funny how bowzerbird's pseudodscientific propaganda piece fails to mention this possibility.

Libre Wizard will continually be here to provide a basic scientific education free of charge. You won't even have to steal it from me my liberal friends. Consider it a gift, from me to you.

It is my understanding that the South Pole has increased ice. So does that mean the earth is getting colder?

Originally Posted by Bowerbird

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North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say - CNN.com

But of course this is all the fault of Al Gore!!!

Lol. And to think nonsense like this is what lends credibillity to the argument that GW is man made. Common sense doesn't stand a chance in hell.

Originally Posted by justoneman

It is my understanding that the South Pole has increased ice. So does that mean the earth is getting colder?

You and me alone have been through this question twice. I bet you it's not going to be a different answer this time.

This summer? What kind of retard....?

I didn't read the link but I don't think I have to.

Originally Posted by Dr.Knuckles

This summer? What kind of retard....?

I didn't read the link but I don't think I have to.

hsnap:

My sentiments exactly!

Originally Posted by Bowerbird

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North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say - CNN.com

But of course this is all the fault of Al Gore!!!

:laughing:lmfao - I can't believe someone actually posted this story. I won't even bother posting the overwhelming evidence for how stupid this story is. Let's just wait for the predication to be proved wrong and then we'll laugh and laugh till we can laugh no more.

:therethere: I know you liberals can't wait for the world to end, but trust me, nature isn't going to kill us. You need to get back to taking away our liberty, which is what you're best at, and leave science to men of reason and understanding.

Originally Posted by justoneman

It is my understanding that the South Pole has increased ice. So does that mean the earth is getting colder?

Even the North Pole has increased in ice by somewhere around 1/4 over the last 12 months. These people are just losing their minds. Pay no attention. Just wait for them to be wrong and then point it out and watch them squirm, "But we didn't say there WOULD be no ice, we just said that there was a POSSIBILITY!" lol

''We didn't really think that all the ice would melt, we never said it and that isn't the point. The point is that its possible." Oh how silly we'll think they are. We'll point out how ridiculous they are, but this will only strengthen their resolve. The Religion of Doom and Gloom will grow, because as a people become less and less creative, less and less capable, they will fear nature all the more. Their fear will drive them to unspeakable acts of government and, in our frustration, our only recourse will be to laugh at them, as they'll have the guns of government and we'll be left with those pesky and irrelevant facts and logic.

Originally Posted by Libre

Libre Wizard will continually be here to provide a basic scientific education free of charge. You won't even have to steal it from me my liberal friends. Consider it a gift, from me to you.

Thak god for someone who can't read to give us scientific advice!
The eruptions -- as big as the one that buried Pompei -- took place in 1999