Monday, August 28, 2006

Global Warming Cause Glaciers to Grow

Apparently weather is quite complicated. So complicated that Global Warming causes glaciers to shrink while simultaneously causing glaciers to grow. Only simpletons can make confident, albeit false, projections.

See BBC article Global warming boost to glaciers
■ Global warming could be causing some glaciers to grow, a new study claims.

■ Researchers at Newcastle University looked at temperature trends in the western Himalaya over the past century.

■ They found warmer winters and cooler summers, combined with more snow and rainfall, could be causing some mountain glaciers to increase in size.

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