I have just watched this lecture and found it clear and interesting, so I
thought I would share it.
https://royalsociety.org/events/2015...tinental-loss/
The speaker begins his lecture 4 mins in.

It is the 2015 Kavli Medal and Lecture by Professor Matt A King at the Royal
Society.

" For over 50 years scientists have been working to understand Antarctica's
contribution to sea level. For much of this time there has even been
disagreement about if this massive ice sheet is growing or shrinking. In
2012, advances in data analysis and computer modelling resulted in the first
reconciled estimate of change being achieved. This showed that Antarctica is
increasingly contributing to sea-level rise. During this lecture Professor
King explained some of the major advances that led to this reconciled
estimate, and highlighted some of the fascinating things we can learn about
Earth from the vantage-point of Antarctica; these take us from hundreds of
miles above Earth's surface to hundreds of miles below, and from present-day
ice sheet changes to those that happened 20,000 years ago.
Matt King is Professor of Polar Geodesy at the University of Tasmania,
Australia. He was awarded the Kavli Medal and Lecture for his research in
field glaciology leading to the first reconciled estimate of ice sheet
contribution to sea level.

The Kavli Medal and Lecture is awarded biennially (in odd years) for
excellence in all fields of science and engineering relevant to the
environment or energy. "

The lecture itself is about the science and hence is not off topic on that
score, but a couple of questions at the end do address what we should be
doing about it, although he does conclude it is too late to stop.

I would just say to Lawrence, that King points out strongly that sea ice has
no effect on global sea level, so your concern that it is growing is
irrelelvant.

Cheers, Alastair.

On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 12:53:56 PM UTC+1, Lawrence Jenkins wrote:
On Saturday, 9 May 2015 12:31:14 UTC+1, Alastair wrote:
I have just watched this lecture and found it clear and interesting, so I
thought I would share it.
https://royalsociety.org/events/2015...tinental-loss/
The speaker begins his lecture 4 mins in.

It is the 2015 Kavli Medal and Lecture by Professor Matt A King at the Royal
Society.

" For over 50 years scientists have been working to understand Antarctica's
contribution to sea level. For much of this time there has even been
disagreement about if this massive ice sheet is growing or shrinking. In
2012, advances in data analysis and computer modelling resulted in the first
reconciled estimate of change being achieved. This showed that Antarctica is
increasingly contributing to sea-level rise. During this lecture Professor
King explained some of the major advances that led to this reconciled
estimate, and highlighted some of the fascinating things we can learn about
Earth from the vantage-point of Antarctica; these take us from hundreds of
miles above Earth's surface to hundreds of miles below, and from present-day
ice sheet changes to those that happened 20,000 years ago.
Matt King is Professor of Polar Geodesy at the University of Tasmania,
Australia. He was awarded the Kavli Medal and Lecture for his research in
field glaciology leading to the first reconciled estimate of ice sheet
contribution to sea level.

The Kavli Medal and Lecture is awarded biennially (in odd years) for
excellence in all fields of science and engineering relevant to the
environment or energy. "

The lecture itself is about the science and hence is not off topic on that
score, but a couple of questions at the end do address what we should be
doing about it, although he does conclude it is too late to stop.

I would just say to Lawrence, that King points out strongly that sea ice has
no effect on global sea level, so your concern that it is growing is
irrelelvant.

Cheers, Alastair.

I never said sea ice did Alastair.....

However, you feel that Antarctic sea ice increasing is a sign that GW/AGW isn't really happening, as you are so ignorant of the facts about Antarctic ice as a whole, don't you larry?

You know whoever may be bothered reading this I'm listening to VE day
celebrations from the PC BBC. Kathleen 'the soaprano' Jenkins is murdering
" A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" . Now according to the seemingly
common consensus she can sing , yet any one with half an ear knows she is
absolutely useless with a voice that should never be heard.


Have to agree Jenkins is overrated, Sarah Brightman is much better



Graham

On Wednesday, 13 May 2015 18:03:56 UTC+1, Graham wrote:
You know whoever may be bothered reading this I'm listening to VE day
celebrations from the PC BBC. Kathleen 'the soaprano' Jenkins is murdering
" A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" . Now according to the seemingly
common consensus she can sing , yet any one with half an ear knows she is
absolutely useless with a voice that should never be heard.


Have to agree Jenkins is overrated, Sarah Brightman is much better



Graham

Lawrence or Kathleen ?