Why is Antarctic sea ice growing?

Published On: January 4, 2014

Suggestions that modest increases in sea ice around Antarctica offset […]

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.

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(2023)

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