Re: Smoke one for the Wilkins Ice Shelf


"Ken Dixon" <nsvmiami@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Russian experts say collapse of ice shelf no cause for alarm

ST. PETERSBURG, March 31 (RIA Novosti) - The collapse of the edge of the
Wilkins ice shelf in Antarctica will not cause sea levels to increase,
Russian experts from a St. Petersburg research institute said Monday.

A 41x2.5 km iceberg split off from the Wilkins ice shelf in the
southwestern part of the Antarctic Peninsula in late February, triggering
the fast destruction of a significant part of the ice shelf's edge, the
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in Russia's second-largest city
said in a press release.

The Russian scientists said the destruction of the ice shelf is due to a
significant rise in temperatures in the area of the Antarctic Peninsula,
with ground temperatures in the area rising by about 2.5 degrees Celsius
over the last 50 years.

However, "there is nothing unusual or catastrophic about it. The Wilkins
ice shelf covers an area of 13,700 square kilometers, and only a small
part of it has been destroyed," the institute said.

The Russian scientists said that a large part of the Larsen ice shelf in
the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula was seriously destroyed in
2002.

The majority of climate change experts, environmental groups and
organizations say that global warming is caused by greenhouse gas
emissions due to human activity, which is causing significant damage to
the Earth. Others argue that the possible harm has not yet been proven.
http://en.rian.ru/science/20080331/102618895.html


Unnamed Russians. Unnamed, can't be vetted, can't be researched, no idea
what their credential are or if they even exist. Maybe they got their
degrees from a Chinese diploma mill? Who knows.

Great job, Ken. For all you know they are veterinarians. You sure have a
pretty low standard when it comes to credibility so long as you side with
the conclusions.

Paul


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