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Scientists say the extent of Antarctic sea ice cover is at its highest level since records began.
Satellite imagery reveals an area of about 20 million square kilometres covered by sea ice around the Antarctic continent.
Jan Lieser from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) said the discovery was made two days ago.
originally posted by: Dianec
Yea it's significant. It will change the salinity of ocean waters, and that in turn will change weather patterns and more, in an unprecidented way.
originally posted by: ken10
originally posted by: Dianec
Yea it's significant. It will change the salinity of ocean waters, and that in turn will change weather patterns and more, in an unprecidented way.
How does that work ?
Surely Sea ice is made of Sea water !!!......or am I missing something.
originally posted by: Dianec
a reply to: ken10
More fresh water so less saline. Am on my way to work so will link later, or look up changes in ocean salinity.
Here ya go:
eesc.columbia.edu...
originally posted by: SirKonstantin
I just want some Republicans to admit their ignorance....Any ATS'ers willing to Step Up? or keeping hiding in the shadows?
Climate Change / Global Warming . two sides of the same coin, it doesn't matter what you call it.there is noticeable change from or without us, but it IS occurring.
originally posted by: ZeussusZ
originally posted by: Dianec
Yea it's significant. It will change the salinity of ocean waters, and that in turn will change weather patterns and more, in an unprecidented way.
If it melts. Spring is about to kick in down there so I guess we will know soon.
originally posted by: crayzeed
Obviously the climate people have not showed up yet. So I'll answer for them. The sea ice has expanded but it's the wrong sort of ice or an even better answer the newly formed sea ice is not as thick as the original ice that was there before it melted. We ,as humans, are just a flea on the back of a gnat on the rear end of a bear. The Earth will do what it wants to do. Whether mankind is part of it only time will tell. The Earth could just shrug us off and carry on.
CEO of the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Tony Worby, said the warming atmosphere is leading to greater sea ice coverage by changing wind patterns.
originally posted by: network dude