Antarctic Sea Ice
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Arctic Sea Ice in 2015
Posted by Greg Laden on October 5, 2015
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Every year the sea ice that covers the northern part of the Earth expands and contracts though the winter and the summer. The minimum extent of the sea ice is usually reached some time in September, after which it starts to reform. Human caused greenhouse gas pollution has increased the surface temperatures of the earth,…
Antarctic Sea Ice and Global Warming
Posted by Greg Laden on October 9, 2014 
Did you ever leave your freezer door slightly open on a humid day only to find chunks of new ice formed at the gap? When that happens, did you conclude “Oh, my freezer is colder than usual, I wonder how that happened?” No. You concluded that you had left the door slightly open, some cold…