Title: An Inconvenient Global Warming Prediction … Al Gore Says North Pole Will Be Completely Ice Free in Next Five Years Source:
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AN INCONVENIENT NORTH POLE PREDICTION
More prediction pearls of wisdom and junk science from the global warming master Al Gore. The Goracle predicted in the next five years that the North Pole would be completely ice free. He made this prediction in 2009. Oops.
Former Vice President Al Gore references computer modeling to suggest that the north polar ice cap may lose virtually all of its ice within the next seven years. Some of the models suggest that there is a 75 percent chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during some of the summer months, could be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years, says Gore.
The full video can be found HERE. But wait, as the Gateway Pundit reminds us Al Gore has been bloviating these North Pole will be ice free rantings for years. Gore made the same predictions in 2008 and 2007 as well. So what is it Al? So when can we expect Santa Claus to replace the runners on his sleigh with wheels?
While extreme weather conditions and unusually cold temperatures have gripped much of North America and Europe this winter, unusually warm temperatures farther north produced the lowest Arctic sea ice extent ever recorded for the month of January, according to NASA.
Areas such as Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, and Davis Strait - which typically freeze over by late November - did not completely freeze until mid-January, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). And the Labrador Sea was also unusually ice-free. In this NASA graphic (left), based on satellite data, blue indicates open water, white illustrates high sea ice concentrations, and turquoise indicates loosely packed ice. The yellow line indicates the average January sea ice extent from 1979 through 2000. Scientists say the bizarre weather may be the result of a shift in a climate pattern known as the Arctic Oscillation, which has led to frigid Arctic air pouring south across North America and Europe while regions in the Arctic have been unusually warm.
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Here's the 2010 minimum - 2nd lowest in the satellite record (2007 was lower).
We're on a pace for the north pole to be ice free in the next few years.
Here's the the trend:
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
Stone, please tell that dumb ass goat boy that I am not that poster as you should be able to easily confirm.
Now, I know Im not going to change the minds of any of the True Believers those who read all of Reverend Als sermons, and say things like, You know, global warming can mean warmer OR colder, wetter OR drier, cloudier OR sunnier, windier OR calmer, . Can I get an amen??