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Title: Sea Ice Levels Ar All Time Lows
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Arctic Portal
URL Source: http://arcticportal.org/news/arctic ... ews/sea-ice-at-an-all-time-low
Published: Sep 1, 2011
Author: None That I Saw
Post Date: 2011-09-01 12:24:14 by war
Keywords: None
Views: 7838
Comments: 12
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#3. To: war (#0)
"All time" being defined as post-1979. Interesting . . .
"Since 1979, when satellites were introduced as measuring tools for ice in the Arctic, the ice as declined at around 6,8% per decade."
#6. To: war (#5)
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That's right - but by putting "all time lows" in the headline the article writer leaves a false impression. It would be like this analogy: If a gallon of gas were somehow to get down to around a dollar, I could write a screaming headline saying "Price of gasoline at all time lows" - which might be true post 1979. But in the early 70s, gas was 35-50 cents a gallon. So the headline would be misleading. I'll admit I'm a "climate chage" skeptic. I don't mean I am skeptical that climate is changing (as long as the Earth has been around, it always has - and it always will). What I AM skeptical of is the idea that "mankind" is causing it - or even affecting it very much. But that said - your side gains nothing - perhaps even loses points - when it is deliberately seen as hyperventilating over things. It loses whatever credibility it might have.
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#5. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#3)
Replies to Comment # 5. "Since 1979, when satellites were introduced as measuring tools for ice in the Arctic, the ice as declined at around 6,8% per decade."
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