RE: [asa] Arctic sea ice and global warming

I'm curious, if the fresh water ice at the poles melts and lowers the
salinity of the oceans, will this not cool the oceans and thereby help to
reduce global temps?

Don

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Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 11:49 AM
To: Janice Matchett
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Subject: Re: [asa] Arctic sea ice and global warming

Janice's "argument" is once again one of fallacy. The reason polar bears are
thriving since the 1970's is because of hunting agreements.
However, the fact that their habitats are being destroyed is a real
phenomenon.

Then again, the 'happy polar bears' at Seaworld are an indication that such
animals can thrive anywhere. ROTFL The level of logic here is just baffling.
Is this the level of arguments we should expect against those concerned
about the environment?
So what about the declining polar extents Janice? Does that not concern you?

On 1/7/07, Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> At 12:04 AM 1/8/2007, PvM wrote:
>
>
> Including 2006, the September rate of sea ice decline is now
> approximately -8.59% per decade, or 60,421 km2/year (23,328 mi2/year.
> NSIDC Research Scientist Julienne Stroeve said, "At this rate, the
> Arctic Ocean will have no ice in September by the year 2060." The loss
> of summer sea ice does not bode well for species like the polar bear,
> which depend on the ice for their livelihood, she said.
>
> But then again, the polar bear was never mentioned in the Bible so
> why should we care P-) ..." ~ Pim @ Good news is mentioned in the
> Bible. (So is the one who personifies "bad
> news") :)
>
>

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Received on Mon Jan 8 12:24:09 2007