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It is climate change because it does.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Antarctica: the only inhabitable continent by 2100

Sir David King in 2004 made the assertion that by the end of the century Antarctica would be the only habitable continent if global warming remained unchecked. So how is that going so far?

Record sea ice extent for Antarctica in 2012.

Current global sea ice extent - Feb 2013 in the middle of the Antarctic summer

Vostok enjoys a balmy -119F.

The South Pole sets a record in 2012 at -100.8F.

The South Pole has been cooling for 30 years.

The East Antarctic ice sheet has been stable and its interior growing

Why Antarctica doesn’t need saving

Pictures of the South Pole Station - read the caption. So, is it gaining or losing ice cover?

Have you got your bags packed?

You are off to a good start Sir David.

This is why Richard Feynman said: "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts"

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