Some are melting and others are growing... ebb and flow. http://www.ihatethemedia.com/12-more-glaciers-that-havent-heard-the-news-abo ut-global-warming
John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicholas Geti Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 10:43 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Greenland ice sheet saw record melt Again you have to find something totally off the wall rather than discuss facts. You guess that the picture if fake!! I suppose you think the guy himself is fake, too. Unbelievable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Theisen" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Greenland ice sheet saw record melt > Nicholas Geti wrote: >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41197838/ns/us_news-environment/ >> Over the past 30 years, the area subject to melting in Greenland has been >> increasing" at about 17,000 square kilometers a year. "This is equivalent >> to adding a melt-region the size of Washington state every ten years," >> "Bare ice is much darker than snow and absorbs more solar radiation," >> The current contribution of Greenland ice melt to global sea level rise >> is about .02 inches a year, but the potential impact is enormous. >> >> About a quarter the size of the United States, Greenland has about >> one-twentieth of the world's ice - the equivalent of about 21 feet of >> global sea rise were it to completely melt into the sea. > > Hi Nicholas, > > Something about that pic looks fake. Global Warming or not, that guy is > way under-dressed for Antarctica. > > This might become an issue in next year's Penguin elections, though. > Rumor is that one candidate is going to cry "fowl" if his opponent lays > and egg. > -- > Regards, > > Pete [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/182901cbbbea$5f936e30$1eba4a90$@[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
