<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for ‘But the glaciers are not melting’—Except ... they are!]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by mspelto http://www.grist.org/article/but-the-glaciers-are-not-melting/ Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:50:30 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/but-the-glaciers-are-not-melting/1 One in hundred

Between studies in Alaska and Washington I have observed terminus behavior of 130 glaciers over the last 25 years, one of them is advancing, teh Taku Glacier and 124 are retreating and five have disappeared.   North Cascade Glacier Climate Project

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Between studies in Alaska and Washington I have observed terminus behavior of 130 glaciers over the last 25 years, one of them is advancing, teh Taku Glacier and 124 are retreating and five have disappeared.   North Cascade Glacier Climate Project

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]]> Comment #2 by wichitazen http://www.grist.org/article/but-the-glaciers-are-not-melting/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:46:48 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/but-the-glaciers-are-not-melting/2 glaciers melting

I believe a study just came out in the past few weeks (early 2008) confirming the continuing melting of the world's glaciers. I'll search about for the particulars. Monbiot had an interesting article in the Guardian about bogus facts on this subject...google Monbiot and glaciers and see what you get. Interesting and sad about the stuff deniers cook up from whole cloth.

Who dares to equal him, Who fall neither into being nor non-being. Tozan

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I believe a study just came out in the past few weeks (early 2008) confirming the continuing melting of the world's glaciers. I'll search about for the particulars. Monbiot had an interesting article in the Guardian about bogus facts on this subject...google Monbiot and glaciers and see what you get. Interesting and sad about the stuff deniers cook up from whole cloth.

Who dares to equal him, Who fall neither into being nor non-being. Tozan

]]> Comment #3 by retroproxy http://www.grist.org/article/but-the-glaciers-are-not-melting/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:22:28 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/but-the-glaciers-are-not-melting/3 Misleading Graph

The problem with this graph is it starts at 1960. Widespread glacial recession began at the end of the Little Ice Age when the Earth began naturally warming. If the graph begins when the Little Ice Age ends around 1850 it's easy to see that glacial recession is not unique to the latter half of the 20th century. It began far before CO2 emissions became significant. Just because CO2 emissions have increased and glaciers are melting doesn't prove CO2 emissions are causing the glaciers to melt. Furthermore, numerous glaciers around the world are growing, including glaciers in Alaska that haven't grown since the Little Ice Age ended. CO2 isn't heating the atmosphere catastrophically, and it isn't the reason glaciers are melting.

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The problem with this graph is it starts at 1960. Widespread glacial recession began at the end of the Little Ice Age when the Earth began naturally warming. If the graph begins when the Little Ice Age ends around 1850 it's easy to see that glacial recession is not unique to the latter half of the 20th century. It began far before CO2 emissions became significant. Just because CO2 emissions have increased and glaciers are melting doesn't prove CO2 emissions are causing the glaciers to melt. Furthermore, numerous glaciers around the world are growing, including glaciers in Alaska that haven't grown since the Little Ice Age ended. CO2 isn't heating the atmosphere catastrophically, and it isn't the reason glaciers are melting.

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