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originally posted by: rockpaperhammock
Now there is no denying that the planet is getting warmer regardless of the cause.
originally posted by: Greven
originally posted by: swanne
Sure, there are glaciers melting all over the world. And there are glaciers growing all over the world, too.
Ooh, a claim - two, even.
Back it up with evidence.
The new data continues the global trend in strong ice loss over the past few decades and brings the cumulative average thickness loss of the reference glaciers since 1980 at 17.5 m w.e. (water equivalent)
originally posted by: swanne
Then I am sure you stumbled upon this:
www.bbc.com...
"The thinnest winter ice it has ever seen was in 2013. This February, in contrast, the Arctic floes were about 25cm (17%) thicker on average."
On February 25, 2015 Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.54 million square kilometers (5.61 million square miles). This year’s maximum ice extent was the lowest in the satellite record, with below-average ice conditions everywhere except in the Labrador Sea and Davis Strait. The maximum extent is 1.10 million square kilometers (425,000 square miles) below the 1981 to 2010 average of 15.64 million square kilometers (6.04 million square miles) and 130,000 square kilometers (50,200 square miles) below the previous lowest maximum that occurred in 2011.
After reaching its seasonal maximum on February 25, the beginning of the melt season was interrupted by late-season periods of ice growth, largely in the Bering Sea, Davis Strait and around Labrador. Near the end of March, extent rose to within about 83,000 square kilometers (32,000 square miles) of the February 25 value.
The monthly average Arctic sea ice extent for March was the lowest in the satellite record.