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Old February 16th 05, 09:13 PM posted to alt.global-warming,sci.environment,sci.geo.meteorology
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Default Understanding Arctic Sea Ice - the coolest thing.

Eric Swanson wrote:
In article ,

says...

Eric Swanson wrote:



Careful with that axe Eugene, there are only eight months
in the animation - not enough to make longer term pronouncements.


Yes, Mr. 4bush should be more careful with his cutting implements.
In case he missed the longer term view, he should take another look

at the
first graph on the web page referenced above. You know, the one

labeled "Sea
ice extent trend for the Northern Hemisphere". He night have noticed

the data
begins in 1975 and continues thru 2004.

Is that your point?


No point, just trying to broaden understanding.


I think the point is that the Earth is warming and one indication of

this is
a decline in the extent of sea-ice at the end of the melt season in

the Arctic.



Suppose that ice cover north of the Barents Sea anno February 2005
equals that of june/july 2004, would that have opened the possibility
of sailing to the north pole without the help of an icebreaker, at the
end of the melt season ?