tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post3411617935341201148..comments2024-02-25T19:29:38.176-06:00Comments on Rob's Blog: Arctic sea ice at record low levelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-30386099602292760862007-09-16T20:04:00.000-05:002007-09-16T20:04:00.000-05:00Here is the link mentioning max ice cap in the sou...Here is the link mentioning max ice cap in the south.<BR/>http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/<BR/><BR/>Also some places in South America experienced well below average temps from May through September. Buenos Aires was around 2-3 degrees cooler than normal through this period.<BR/><BR/>Not that I'm saying global warming isn't happening, I just found it very interesting that the southern Hemisphere is experiencing such cold temps compared to the Northern Hemisphere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050793070697382867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-66133404054337822462007-09-16T18:34:00.000-05:002007-09-16T18:34:00.000-05:00Andrew..I hadn't heard that the southern ice cap w...Andrew..<BR/><BR/>I hadn't heard that the southern ice cap was at a record maximum.. I thought it was shrinking as well, though not as quickly as the Arctic. Global warming would affect the whole planet, but its effects and impacts would be more noticeable sooner over the Arctic than the Antarctic. <BR/><BR/>The Arctic ice cap is mainly over water, so it can more easily melt as the air and water get warmer. In fact, it's the open water that actually accelerates the ice-melting process and makes it harder for the ice sheet to grow back each winter. In effect, the Arctic ice cap is a slowly melting ice cube in the Arctic Ocean, and every year, that ice cube is getting smaller and smaller. The Antarctic ice cap on the other hand is mainly over land, and it's a much slower process to melt. So it's possible that it can get larger some years even though the Arctic ice cap is shrinking.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-62658935206215988592007-09-16T17:37:00.000-05:002007-09-16T17:37:00.000-05:00Interesting stuff. While the northern ice cap is a...Interesting stuff. While the northern ice cap is at a record minimum the southern ice cap is at a record maximum. Does global warming only affect the Northern Hemisphere??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050793070697382867noreply@blogger.com