Why is Antarctic sea ice growing?
Suggestions that modest increases in sea ice around Antarctica offset significant losses in Arctic sea ice are based on a bogus “apples and oranges” comparison.
Through interviews with a range of respected experts, Peter Sinclair’s newest Yale Forum video explains why such suggestions do not stand up to scientific scrutiny.
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References
- Dr Claire Parkinson, NASA press release on arctic vs antarctic ice http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/arctic-antarctic-ice.html
- Univ of Illinois Cryosphere Today http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/
- Global Sea ice Graph http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/global.daily.ice.area.withtrend.jpg
- Sea ice sediment cores http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/22/science-arctic-sea-ice-loss.html
- Dr James Renwick interviews http://vimeo.com/36812666 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2PS7EXQse8
- Arctic sea ice loss unprecedented in 1,450 years http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/22/science-arctic-sea-ice-loss.html
Tags: 2012, Antarctica, Arctic, Cryosphere, Peter Sinclair, Sea Ice, Video, Yale Climate Connections
Categories: Antarctica, Sea Ice, Video
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Chris covers the climate since 2011, and when not posting articles to the site he usually works on our next video production.
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