Arctic sea ice volume now ONE-FIFTH its 1979 level !!

The 2011 La Niña: So strong, the oceans fell
[link to sealevel.colorado.edu]


Global mean sea level (GMSL) dropped by 5 mm between the beginning of 2010 and mid 2011. This drop occurred despite the background rate of rise, 3 mm per year, which dominates most of the 18-year record observed by satellite altimeters. Using a combination of satellite and in situ data, we show that the decline in ocean mass, which explains the sea level drop, coincides with an equivalent increase in terrestrial water storage, primarily over Australia, northern South America, and Southeast Asia. This temporary shift of water from the ocean to land is closely related to the transition from El Niño conditions in 2009/10 to a strong 2010/11 La Niña, which affected precipitation patterns world-wide.

Thank You, I will read up on all of these... Maybe I will learn something that will change my opinion.. thanks!

Great info! Thanks for sharing :)

Amazing the sea levels haven't changed an inch.
The water isn't washing up on Pratt Street in
Baltimore's Inner Harbor,
OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

In other words, more eco-loony BULLSHIT.

So you are saying the ice is not melting? Or that ice melt does not cause sea level rise? The later, I'm still debating with myself and reading everything I can. But as far as the ice melting goes, it's a fact, not BS.

OH wow, and we still have our coastal communities. Who'd have thunk!

don't forget its only melting in Arctic the Antarctic is gaining ice