Agmates member JeffT writes:
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You may remember the frightening pictures (recycled from previous year) of the Wilkins Ice Shelf breaking away earlier this year, as portrayed by the media (from the Australian)
A SPLIT over global warming has emerged in Kevin Rudd’s cabinet after it was revealed that a 13-month-old photograph was published this month to support the view that a catastrophic melting of Antarctic ice was imminent.
Climate Change Minister Penny Wong was disappointed with the way her ministerial colleague, Peter Garrett, weighed into the debate about global warming, claiming sea levels could rise by 6m as a result of melting in Antarctica.
The pictures below show what is happening on the West Antarctic Peninsula, in this case over a short period from 10th June to 16th June 2009. The yellow arrow is pointing at the area of the Wilkins Ice Shelf, a sea ice bridge between Charcot Island and Latady Island, shown as two little blue bumps, just below were arrow is pointing.
 Antarctic Peninsular 16/06/09 |
 Antarctic Peninsular 10/06/09 |
As today is 6 days away from the Winter Solstice(the Sun’s up North) , this ice should continue to increase considerably until at least late July.
So the disastrous Antarctic melting scenario of 20′ sea level rise from Wong/Garrett, with it’s Climate Change/ETS reasoning is again proven wrong.
From Todays Australian: “Ice Shelves Stable over Six Years”
ANTARCTIC ice shelves are showing no sign of climate change, six years of unique research have shown.
“More than six years of observation has not revealed any significant climatic trends,” CUT associate professor Alexander Gavrilov said yesterday.
So at every chance, we should support Senator’s Steve Fielding and Barnaby Joyce – and any other politician who believes that the current push for an ETS under the guise of “Saving Our Planet” – or from Senator Wong – “for our children and their children’s children” (emotional blackmail) is a scam.
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First published here.
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