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Newsbytes -Heavy Snowfall Rejuvenates Himalayan Glaciers

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

via the GWPF and Dr. Benny Peiser New Evidence Undermines Climate Alarmism With high-altitude mountains in Himachal Pradesh experiencing up to 100 cm fresh snowfall in November month after 10 years, the abundance of snow on mountains has rejuvenated nearly … Continue reading →

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Surprise: glaciers in Montana retreated up to 6 times faster during the 1930′s and 1940′s than today

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

A new paper published in Quaternary Science Reviews finds that alpine glaciers in Glacier National Park, Montana retreated up to 6 times faster during the 1930′s and 1940′s than over the past 40 years. The “Multi-proxy study of sediment cores … Continue reading →

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Historical Imagery of Greenland Glaciers Lessens Sea Level Rise Alarm

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

By Pat Michaels via World Climate Report A new study using historical images of glaciers in southeast Greenland to investigate glacier response to climate changes suggests that the recently observed acceleration of ice loss from Greenland may not be a … Continue reading →

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Old aerial photos supply new knowledge on glaciers in Greenland – it has been warm or warmer than today in the not so distant past

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

From the University of Copenhagen comes realization that Greenland’s current warm spell is not unprecedented. In the early 1920s and 1930s, temperatures were high, similar to that of the present, and this affected the glacial melt. At the time many … Continue reading →

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Glaciers can speed up, but can’t put out

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

From the National Science Foundation: Press Release 12-088 Analysis of Speed of Greenland Glaciers Gives New Insight for Rising Sea Level Researchers determine that although glaciers continue to increase in velocity, the rate at which they can dump ice into … Continue reading →

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Ice capades – Some Himalayan Glaciers Growing, study suggests a negative sea level rise adjustment

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I wonder if Rajenda Pachauri will call this “voodoo science“? A previous study by the UC Santa Barbara found that the Karakoram glaciers are mostly stagnating, possibly due to debris, the author said then that: “There is no ‘stereotypical’ Himalayan glacier,” … Continue reading →

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“The end for small glaciers” or anthropogenic circular reasoning?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Guest Post by David Middleton Breathtaking news from Nature… Published online 9 January 2011 | Nature News The end for small glaciers IPCC estimates of sea level rise corroborated, but large ice sheets might endure. Richard A. Lovett New Zealand’s … Continue reading →

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The Portland State University study of shrinking Mt. Adams glaciers—a good example of bad science.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

By Don J. Easterbrook, Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA The recent Portland State University study of glaciers on Mt. Adams by is a good example of bad science, i.e., how a dogmatic bias and selectively leaving out … Continue reading →

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IPCC Brand Science™ – extrapolating 10 himalayan glaciers to speak for 54,000 – meanwhile Himalayagate 2 is evolving over the Stern Report

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

10/54,000 = .0185 % That’s an impressively small sample size. Apparently Pachauri’s zeal to get back the Himalayagate claim of melting by 2035 outweighs any rational attempts at science. In any other discipline, a sample size this small would be … Continue reading →

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New science on Himalayan glaciers shows debris fields to be a regulating factor in melting

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Himalayan glaciers not melting because of climate change, report finds Himalayan glaciers are actually advancing rather than retreating, claims the first major study since a controversial UN report said they would be melted within quarter of a century. From the … Continue reading →

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A MUST READ: European climate, Alpine glaciers and Arctic ice in relation to North Atlantic SST record

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

In my opinion, this essay is a must read because it clearly illustrates correlation between ocean cycles to; Arctic ice loss and gain, glacier advance and retreat, and land surface temperature rise and fall. As I said graphically in a … Continue reading →

Posted in AMO, Arctic, Glaciers, Oceans, Sea Surface Temperature | 74 Comments

Study: Glaciers help build mountains

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Via press release from Eurekalert: Glaciers Help High-Latitude Mountains Grow Taller A UA-led team of geologists reports that glaciers can help actively growing mountains become taller – contrary to the conventional view that the only role for glaciers in mountain … Continue reading →

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“Catastrophic” retreat of glaciers in Spitsbergen

Posted on May 2, 2010 by

I’ve been given a report on glaciers and sea ice in the Arctic that I want to share with readers. There’s some compelling evidence of glacier melting and open water in the Arctic sea in this report that I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Greenland glaciers – melt due to sea current change, not air temperature

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

From a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution News Release : Team finds subtropical waters flushing through Greenland fjord Waters from warmer latitudes — or subtropical waters — are reaching Greenland’s glaciers, driving melting and likely triggering an acceleration of ice loss, … Continue reading →

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Glaciers in Wales?

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

UK Glaciations – Source: Western Washington University Just prior to Copenhagen, there was a flurry of news stories about Greenland melt accelerating and sea level rising up to seven meters, like this one from Spiegel.

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Swiss ETH: Glaciers melted in the 1940′s faster than today

Posted on January 3, 2010 by

From ETH Zurich: The stupefying pace of glacier melt in the 1940s The most recent studies by researchers at ETH Zurich show that in the 1940s Swiss glaciers were melting at an even-faster pace than at present. This is despite … Continue reading →

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More debunking of the Yarrow Axford midge study: glaciers releasing pollutants into lakes years later.

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

From the American Chemical Society via Eurekalert yet another reason why we asked “did you check the lake for DDT?”. Also, a review of Miller et al 2005 suggests that Baffin Island glaciers are significant with 37,000 square kilometers of … Continue reading →

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Study: Glaciers defied hotter temperatures 9000 years ago

Posted on August 29, 2009 by

From BYU News Ice, when heated, is supposed to melt. That’s why a collection of glaciers in the Southeast Himalayas stymies those who know what they did 9,000 years ago. While most other Central Asian glaciers retreated under hotter summer … Continue reading →

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New Study Casts Doubt on Cause of Himalayan Glaciers Melting

Posted on August 10, 2009 by

Weather variations, not global warming cause glacier melt From the The Hindu, 9 August 2009 excerpts: New Delhi (PTI): Himalayan glaciers, including the world’s highest battlefield Siachen, are melting due to variations in weather and not because of global warming, … Continue reading →

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Glaciers in Norway, Alaska, growing again

Posted on November 27, 2008 by

A glacial region in Norway (Source: NRK) Reposted from the DailyTech By: Mike Asher Scandinavian nation reverses trend, mirrors results in Alaska, elsewhere. After years of decline, glaciers in Norway are again growing, reports the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy … Continue reading →

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