AGW Theory - Discussion

A theory other than climate change that actually deals with sea level rise. It's all sciencey and stuff too! They are using satellite data though so they are probably doing it wrong!

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160112/ncomms10266/full/ncomms10266.html

Regionally amplified1 anthropogenic climate change2 in combination with anomalous large-scale atmospheric circulations3 have made the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) a dominant contributor4, 5 to recent global sea level rise

how many feet of ice has melted due to man made climate change?

Regionally amplified1 anthropogenic climate change2 in combination with anomalous large-scale atmospheric circulations3 have made the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) a dominant contributor4, 5 to recent global sea level rise (0.63±0.07 mm per year during 2000–2012; ref. 6).

You can have climate effects that happen without the whole anthropogenic climate change part tossed into the mix. Climate and weather have always existed. You are claiming you cannot have one without the other.

Read the whole thing and try and take your anthropogenic climate change bias out of the picture.

It was a simple question. Here at least answer this part...

Why do lemons taste blue is a simple question as well. It doesn't mean it is a valid or meaningful question.

Regionally amplified1 anthropogenic climate change2 in combination with anomalous large-scale atmospheric circulations3 have made the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) a dominant contributor4, 5 to recent global sea level rise (0.63±0.07 mm per year during 2000–2012; ref. 6).

You can have climate effects that happen without the whole anthropogenic climate change part tossed into the mix. Climate and weather have always existed. You are claiming you cannot have one without the other.

Read the whole thing and try and take your anthropogenic climate change bias out of the picture.

It was a simple question. Here at least answer this part...

Wow! And someone gave you a +1 for that.. Kinda sad.

And I can't find an answer to your question.

You're right. Keep posting those valuable memes.

You're right. Keep posting those valuable memes.

To somewhat answer that question:

This article tries to quantify the relationship between the natural variability relative to the total variation in sea ice. It found that the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation, the most influential of the natural processes, could only account for 5% to 31% of the observed September sea ice decline since 1979 and that anthropomorphic activities are likely the dominating factors in total sea ice loss.

This contains a listing of other previous studies as well some raw data (which I suspect is largely meaningless to you...but there it is).

How weird has Anchorage's weather been this winter?

Weird enough that an Alaska Railroad spokesman said Monday that a train will deliver seven rail cars loaded with snow to the state's largest city this week in time for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start on Saturday.

On top of that, the route for the Anchorage ceremonial start may not run the full 11 miles from Fourth Avenue to Campbell Airstrip, said Stan Hooley, Iditarod CEO, in a brief statement emailed Monday evening to Alaska Dispatch News.

“It’s no secret that warm temperatures for days on end have further eroded what little snow cover existed on the trail system here in Anchorage,” the statement said. “We are exploring our options at this time as we very well may need to shorten our Day 1 Ceremonial Start.”

Hooley did not respond to a phone call Monday seeking details.

Jeff Barney, Fur Rendezvous executive director, said the snow from Fairbanks will get spread across portions of Anchorage’s streets and will help with Fur Rondy events, like the Running of the Reindeer on Saturday.

"The railroad is saving our behinds and bringing 300 cubic yards of snow," Barney said.

Barney said it's the first time he can remember Fur Rondy organizers having snow transported from outside of Anchorage for its events. Tim Sullivan, Alaska Railroad spokesman, said the snow will come from the Fairbanks railyard, hundreds of miles away.

The seven additional railcars filled with snow will be hooked onto the regularly scheduled freight train to Anchorage, he said. Sullivan said he expects the train to arrive Thursday morning.

Barney said no money will be exchanged for the Alaska Railroad's snow delivery.

"They're doing this out of the goodness of their hearts," he said. "It's huge for us."

Warmer-than-normal temperatures aren't expected to let up this week. The National Weather Service has forecast Anchorage temperatures in the mid-30s to low-40s through Friday, dipping into the 20s at night.

On Saturday, the day of the Iditarod ceremonial start, the forecast calls for partly sunny skies with temperatures in the 30s and a chance of snow showers at night. During the 29 days of February, the weather service recorded 1.8 inches of snow at its West Anchorage office, all of that falling Feb. 21.

As of Monday, there was no snow on the ground at the office, said Joe Wegman, weather service meteorologist. He said at least a trace of snow had stuck around since mid-January, but by now, “we’ve melted all of our snow, officially.”

Meanwhile at the Fairbanks International Airport Monday, there was about 13 inches of snow on the ground, said Don Aycock, a weather service forecaster. He said there’s typically about 21 inches of snow on the ground this time of year.

No-show snow has created problems for last two Iditarod races as well.

In 2015, race organizers moved the Iditarod restart from Willow to Fairbanks because of minimal snow coverage on rugged parts of the trail. The year before, low snow on the rough, bare trail through the Farewell Burn and treacherous Dalzell Gorge contributed to injuries that knocked some Iditarod mushers out of the race.

Race organizers in early February reported ample snow on much of the trail, though temperatures have warmed since then.

After Saturday’s ceremonial start, the teams are scheduled to leave from Willow Sunday afternoon and head toward Nome.

A ceremonial start occurs in the city of Anchorage and is followed by the official restart in Willow, a city 80 miles north of Anchorage. The restart was originally in Wasilla, but because of too little snow, the restart was permanently moved to Willow in 2008.

Screw it. Seems Global warming was around in 1958 as well.

The participating states are exploring working together on key climate change-related initiatives, such as ongoing and potential investigations into whether fossil fuel companies misled investors and the public on the impact of climate change on their businesses. In 2015, New York State reached a historic settlement with Peabody Energy – the world’s largest publicly traded coal company – concerning the company’s misleading financial statements and disclosures. New York is also investigating ExxonMobil for similar alleged conduct.

In other news, we have a White House that's actually predicting heatwaves in 2030 that will kill over 10k people.

This is much more closer to yelling fire in a crowded theater than the skepticism targeted by the AG hit squad.