Rapid build up of ice that trapped the research vessel Academik Shokalskiy tells us very little about global warming. NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr The predicament and subsequent rescue of 52 passengers – both tourists and scientists – on the Russian ship Academik Shokalskiy has gripped media around the world. The smooth rescue was impressive and a great relief, although the vessel itself and its crew are still stuck – and now one of the icebreakers sent to help in the rescue, the Chinese ship Xue Long, is itself stuck in the ice. Some commentators have remarked on what they describe as the ‘irony’ of researchers studying the impact of a warming planet themselves being impeded by heavy ice. With some even suggesting that the situation is itself evidence that global warming is exaggerated. In fact, the local weather patterns that brought about the rapid build up of ice that trapped the Academik Shokalskiy tell us very little about global warming. This is weather, not climate. To keep reading, click here. Originally from: Antarctic Sea Ice Increase is Because of Weather, Not Climate ; ;Related ArticlesBill Nye Wants To Wage War on Anti-Science Politics, Make a Movie—And Save the Planet From AsteroidsFor the Birds (And the Bats)Antarctica’s Poet-in-Residence ;

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Antarctic Sea Ice Increase is Because of Weather, Not Climate