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Ice Melts in Greenland July 8-12: 97% IN FOUR DAYS. read it and weep.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 2239852:MV8xOTM0MTMzXzMyMzk3NjIyX0UwMUMyNUYy] [quote:Anne O'Mally:MV8xOTM0MTMzXzMyMzk3NDU1XzMyQkRGMkY4] [quote:18328:MV8xOTM0MTMzXzMyMzk3MDAyX0Q2QTczQkMy] Wonder if this has anything to do with the lack of tropical storms and hurricanes so far this summer. [/quote] not according to this, BUT, we could see repercussions by next spring? is this related to the la ninas in australia and mega wetness in china? i'll pull a map on that in a second. read this whole article, it is....interesting. Tropical cyclones One of the more controversial topics in the science of climate change involves the impact of global warming on tropical cyclone activity. It appears likely that rising tropical ocean temperatures associated with global warming will lead to an increase in the intensity (and the associated destructive potential) of tropical cyclones. In the Atlantic a close relationship has been observed between rising ocean temperatures and a rise in the strength of hurricanes. Trends in the intensities of tropical cyclones in other regions, such as in the tropical Pacific and Indian oceans, are more uncertain due to a paucity of reliable long-term measurements. While the warming of oceans favours increased tropical cyclone intensities, it is unclear to what extent rising temperatures affect the number of tropical cyclones that occur each year. Other factors, such as wind shear, could play a role. If climate change increases the amount of wind shear—a factor that discourages the formation of tropical cyclones—in regions where such storms tend to form, it might partially mitigate the impact of warmer temperatures. On the other hand, changes in atmospheric winds are themselves uncertain—because of, for example, uncertainties in how climate change will affect ENSO. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/235402/global-warming/274850/Ice-melt-and-sea-level-rise [/quote] We're gonna see a shitload of Red Tide hit the Atlantic... [/quote]
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Extent of surface melt over Greenland’s ice sheet on July 8 (left) and July 12 (right). Measurements from three satellites showed that on July 8, about 40 percent of the ice sheet had undergone thawing at or near the surface. In just a few days, the melting had dramatically accelerated and an
estimated 97 percent of the ice sheet surface had thawed by July 12.
In the image, the areas classified as “probable melt” (light pink) correspond to those sites where at least one satellite detected surface melting. The areas classified as “melt” (dark pink) correspond to sites where two or three satellites detected surface melting. The satellites are measuring different physical properties at different scales and are passing over Greenland at different times. As a whole, they provide a picture of an extreme melt event about which scientists are very confident. Credit: Nicolo E. DiGirolamo, SSAI/NASA GSFC, and Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory
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