Daily Archives: September 14, 2009

Possible Linkage between the 1918 El Niño and the 1918 flu pandemic ?

Posted on September 14, 2009 by

Of course with H1N1 influenza concerns now reaching another peak in the media, this is bound to add fuel to the fire now that NOAA has announced we’ll likely see our present weak El Niño strengthen and continue into this … Continue reading →

Posted in economy-health, ENSO, Sea Surface Temperature | 81 Comments

Research claim: dropping CO2 caused formation of Antarctic ice cap

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Meanwhile today while CO2 is increasing, the Antarctic ice cap is also increasing. Bill Illis writes about it: Ice sheets formed in Antarctica about 35 million years ago when CO2 was about 1,200 ppm. Ice sheets also formed in Antarctica … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Carbon dioxide | 349 Comments

Cryosphere Today: Arctic is now ice-free*, Antarctica unaffected

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NSIDC’s Mark Serreze must be thrilled, as he’ll now be able to justify some of his press releases. Gore must be ecstatic that his 2013  “Entire north polar ice cap will be gone in 5 years” prediction has come in way … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, fun_stuff, sea ice | 68 Comments