"Lawrence Jenkins" wrote in message
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Surely the Arctic ice is effect by NH synoptics, when there's major
blocking with northerly's like recently exporting fridgid arctic air all
the way down to western europe, eastern asia and the midwest to the
eastern seaboard USA then warm air has to replace it. As Ian Currie
mentioned recently it's as if you've left the fridge/freezer doors open.
Cold frigid air pours out and warm air replaces it so before you jnow
where you are your pork chops are defrosting. What goes up must come
down. Lets face western Europe has just gone through an exceptional cold
period and somewhere along the way the balance has to be paid.


But the Arctic can't be exporting cold air *everywhere* simultaneously.
But even if it is, that's just weather. If there is a genuine cooling trend
which underlies mere 'weather', then sooner or later that has to show
up in Arctic sea ice extent.
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Col

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