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Antarctica Ice Cap Growth Reaches Record High Leve

Started by dsnope, 04/05/2009 01:20AM
Posted 04/05/2009 01:20AM Opening Post
James Taylor a Senior Fellow from the Heartland Institute reported on the record ice cap growth.

James Taylor sent this link to The Cryosphere Today, a website run by the University of Illinois. The website shows images of the record ice cap growth this year in Antarctica.
The Cryosphere Today reported:

The Southern Hemisphere sea ice area narrowly surpassed the previous historic maximum of 16.03 million sq. km to 16.17 million sq. km. The observed sea ice record in the Southern Hemisphere (1979-present) is not as long as the Northern Hemisphere. (meaning it has not been tracked as long as the North Pole) Prior to the satellite era, direct observations of the Southern Hemisphere sea ice edge were sporadic.

http://bp3.blogger.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Rw5pGt9Z-VI/AAAAAAAAIKM/i3x8ztg0u4M/s1600-h/current_area_south.jpg

The purple shaded area shows the record ice cap growth this year in Antarctica:
http://bp0.blogger.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/Rw5jC99Z-TI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/XwrrI11EbLo/s1600-h/antarctic.jpg
Posted 04/05/2009 01:50AM #1
Meanwhile:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-antarctica-ice-shelf,1,4092364.story