Antarctica’s impossible peaks come into view

Antarctica’s impossible peaks come into view.

The way ahead for polar science

The way ahead for polar science : Article : Nature.

Scientists: Big Flaw in Will’s Ice Assertions

Scientists: Big Flaw in Will’s Ice Assertions – Dot Earth Blog – NYTimes.com.

Nice, never having to say you’re sorry.

The Never-Ending, Forever-Permutating, George Will Climate Charade

Another Journalistic Blunder .

George F. Will – Climate Science in a Tornado – washingtonpost.com.

George Will Lies; His Editor Does Nothing.

Lashing out at critics, George Will spreads more falsehoods in new global warming column.

Cold winter doesn’t buck global warming trend

Exceptionally cold and snowy winter does not mean global warming going away. – swissinfo.

Update on the Ocean Nova Incident

LATEST PRESS RELEASE from QUARK EXPEDITIONS:

February 23, 2009 at 11:00 EST
Update on the Incident Involving M/V Ocean Nova

Clipper Adventurer, carrying Ocean Nova’s passengers, arrived at the port of Ushuaia on Sunday February 22, 2009, at 7:20 AM local time. Ocean Nova’s guests spent the night at the Albatros Hotel and are continuing their homebound journey today, February 23, 2009.

Ocean Nova also arrived at the port of Ushuaia on Sunday February 22, 2009. Divers conducted an extensive underwater survey of the ship’s hull, identifying four indented areas and flaking of the keel’s paint. The survey confirmed that the rudder and the propeller were not affected by the grounding.

Repairs of the affected areas are currently being performed in Ushuaia and are expected to take three days. Consequently, Ocean Nova’s next Antarctic voyage originally scheduled to depart today has been cancelled. Quark Expeditions has re-booked passengers on M/V Polar Star‘s next voyage, which departs tomorrow, February 24, 2009. Polar Star is operated by Polar Star Expeditions, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Quark Expeditions is providing passengers with hotel accommodation for tonight, and is rearranging the passengers’ return flights.

Antarctic glaciers slipping swiftly seaward

Study: Antarctic glaciers slipping swiftly seaward : NPR.

Link to IPY Report.

The Permutating George Will Climate Charade

A Wrinkle In Ice (or Not) | The Loom | Discover Magazine.

In comments to our February 14, 2009 post — “Climate change even worse than predicted” — it was noted that there continues to be much media abuse/misuse of scientific data that, clearly, reveal the human contribution to our planet’s warming, as well as the problem of nonexistent data cited by some in the media to deny the scientific record.

The most recent instance of the latter is/was George Will’s February 15, 2009 op-ed piece in the WASHINGTON POST (“Dark Green Doomsayers”), which touted recent data on global sea ice increases to rail against “eco-pessimists.” As it happens, the data Mr. Will cite support the opposite conclusion, that global sea ice is decreasing.

Today’s “Wrinkle” blog post by Carl Zimmer in DISCOVER elaborates on Mr. Will’s misleading statements and his misreading of the science.

Also today, from Andrew Revkin of the NEW YORK TIMES, an article noting how exaggeration, by Mr. Will as well as by Al Gore, can be pitfalls in the climate debate.

The original op-ed piece by Mr. Will.

OTHER COMMENTARY

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/where_theres_a_george_will_theres_a_way_to_deny_gl.php

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/hiatt_will_on_global_warming_misinformation_talk_t.php

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/post_ombudsman_responds_unconvincingly_on_will_col.php

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/george-f-will-takes-on-science-loses.html

NASA’s Carbon Satellite Fails, Crashes near Antarctica

NASA Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit – NYTimes.com.

NASA’s Carbon Satellite Fails, See Video of Launch.

NASA’s Carbon Satellite Crashes Near Antarctica.

YouTube – Oceanites UNIVERSITY OF ANTARCTICA: Penguin 101