Wind chill much? This seems to be the explanation for how the Antarctic sea ice is growing while the water is underneath is warming.
The polar vortex that swirls around the South Pole is not just stronger than it was when satellite records began in the 1970s, it has more convergence, meaning it shoves the sea ice together to cause ridging,” the study’s press release explains. “Stronger winds also drive ice faster, which leads to still more deformation and ridging. This creates thicker, longer-lasting ice, while exposing surrounding water and thin ice to the blistering cold winds that cause more ice growth.”
Scientists cannot give a conclusive answer to why the winds are reacting this way.
Some point to stratospheric ozone depletion, but a new study published in the Journal of Climate notes that computer models simulate declining – not increasing – Antarctic sea ice in recent decades due to this phenomenon (aka the ozone “hole”).
This modeled Antarctic sea ice decrease in the last three decades is at odds with observations, which show a small yet statistically significant increase in sea ice extent,”
There is a sense of irony that the all powerful scientists have found an oxymoron in their own models. The “live and die” by the findings of science, the omniscient, has met a predicament that does not fit the assumptions. Will true scientific method work to find the truth behind the phenomenon or will preconceived assumptions taint the findings?
Source: Washington Post
No its GODS WAY OF SHOW ING THEM THAT HE IS STILL IN CHARGE!!!!!
It’s global warming! NOT!
All you need to do is consult Al Gore, he has the answer….
Confounded? You’re idiots.
I am sure Gore has a sure sure fire answer for this .
The only scientists that are confounded are those who believed Al Gore instead of doing research of their own. Nature is full of cycles: The water cycle, the carbon cycle, the phophorous cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the seasonal cycle. The planets cycle around the sun. Moons cycle around planets. Electrons cycle around an atom’s nucleus. Why would there not be a climate cycle?
F**e news
Climate change is real. Man made climate change is in fact a human fabricated lie by “paid to play” scientists and politicians. The following link provides a little historical perspective, compiled by scientists, using NOAA data: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Past_740_kyrs_Dome-Concordia_ice_core_temperature_reconstructions.png
There’s climate change every year Winter, Spring, Summer an Fall all this Climate Change BS falls into 1 category THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR……