On Apr 30, 3:43*am, Earl Evleth wrote:
On 30/04/08 8:35, in article , "0BZN0"

wrote:
There's a big noise that Gore and Hansen made about melting in
Greenland. There is melting along the edges, but the ice is growing in
the middle,

The net changes is a LOSS of ice mass on *Greenland. Recent satellite
measures are the most accurate, the 2003-2005 loss is at
101 cubic km per year, with an error estimate of 16 (Luthcke in 2006).
The less precise data from 1993-1998 4-50 and 1999-2004 (57-105) also
indicate an increase in ice loss.

Any comment like "melting along the edges, but the ice is growing in
the middle" is imprecise. *In fact, it is intellectually dishonest
in the extreme.

Next the summer melt areas ON the cap have increased 450,000 sq km
to 600,000 from 1979 to now. *These melt areas decrease the albedo
and increase the surface melting. *The melt areas provide the water
when in penetrates downwards to lubricate and increase the ice
discharge into the ocean. *Which is also occurring.

"Dr. Don J. Easterbrook, Professor Emeritus Geology, Western
Washington
University, author of 8 books, 150 journal publications with focus on
geomorphology; glacial geology; Pleistocene geochronology;
environmental
and engineering geology."

Hmmm.... should I believe Don or Earl? I think I'll go with Don.