if its true the ice in the antartic is thickening as quick as the ice in the artic is melting does this mean?

Question

we might tip over or global warming does not exist and is nature at work.

i have just watched a program on sky that said the ice mass in antartica has increased by 7% over the last 20 years

sorry but why would anyone believe the bbc, surely one of the most dishonest organisations since new labour

Answer 1

whoa, sense at last, yes indeedy nature as you say is at work.

Answer 2

Local effects are not the issue, this is a GLOBAL issue.

CO2 is 30% higher than it has been for 650,000 years. Methane is 130% greater. These are two of the main pollutants humans put into the atmosphere in excess, and they are two of the primary greenhouse gases.

Look at the 'hockeystick', which shows a dramatic warming since 1950 after a fairly stable climate for 1000 years. In fact, the 10 hottest years in recorded history have all happened since 1990, with 2005 being the hottest, and 2006 is shaping up to maybe break that record.
(see links below)

How's that for proof of man's fault in this? There is ample proof, any real scientist will tell you that.

There has NEVER been an article doubting man's influence on global warming published in a peer-reviewed journal. A recent study of almost 1000 proved that.

Yes, the earth naturally heats and cools, but the rate and amount we are warming now is unprecedented in the recent geologic past. We are doing this, and we must stop it. This is not some political statement or rhetoric. This is science trying to educate a crass, ignorant public of the damage they are doing. The magnitude of temperature increase ALREADY is about 10x that of the 'little ice age' of the middle ages, and rate and amount are only going up.

Just to be clear, glacial and interglacial cycles are mainly controlled by astronomical fluctuations, but we have a detailed record of the last 7 cycles, and what the climate and CO2 is doing now is way different and extreme. The rate of increase is much higher than in the past AND the value itself is much higher.

HI CO2:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4467420.stm
HOCKEY STICK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5109188.stm
General climate stuff:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3897061.stm

Answer 3

If you understand the "why" you can have more ice in one place and less in another, it will all make sense. Part of Antarctica is warming and loosing ice rapidly, particularly around the Antarctic Peninsula and the edges. Other areas, however, are gaining ice. It is thought because it is warmer. Doesn't make sense? These areas were so cold that all water was frozen out of the air most of the time. With warming it is gaining snow because there is more humidity due to warmer coast temperature and melting. Snow falls as the moistened air rises over the interior. This is also true of the center of Greenland even though the coasts are melting fast. The second reference explains this very well and represents NASA space-based and aircraft based measurements of Greenland. All in all, both places are loosing water fast, and if warming continues the centers will start to melt. Unlike sea ice, which is already at sea level, this land ice IS causing the oceans to rise.

Answer 4

According to the BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4228411.stm, it is melting also. There's a nice picture that shows a long time ago vs. recently how Antarctica lost its ice.

See http://www.environet.policy.net/warming/stills.html for those pictures.

Answer 5

No, but North and South Poles will be switching soon.

Answer 6

I'm not sure if that is true, but if it was perhaps the earth would tilt on it's axis and so we would experience different climates depending on our new positioning in relation to the sun!

Answer 7

Its not true, both poles are gradually melting

Answer 8

hmmmmm i thought hey were both melting

Answer 9

no it is melting pretty fast and we need to do somthing about it.