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phantom power

(25,966 posts) Fri Aug 10, 2012, 02:58 PM Aug 2012

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Sea ice speed increased 300%

There is a very good article on NASA's site from 2008 (http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/arctic_storm.html) showing the increase in storms coming into the Arctic. The figure shows the paucity of storms during 1950-1972 and a much larger number during just 2000-2006. Sea ice speed increased 300%.

Posted by Tenney Naumer

http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/2012/08/arctic-summer-storm-open-thread.html?cid=6a0133f03a1e37970b0176172562fb970c#comment-6a0133f03a1e37970b0176172562fb970c

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Sea ice speed increased 300% (Original Post) phantom power Aug 2012 OP

And we're going to stick a bunch of oil rigs up there. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #1

Meh. We'll just have them take out some extra insurance. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #2

Whoa, please define 'sea ice speed' for the layman. n/t CRH Aug 2012 #3

Ok, 'sea ice drift', disregard the hasty post above. n/t CRH Aug 2012 #4

CrispyQ

(36,457 posts)

1. And we're going to stick a bunch of oil rigs up there.

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Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:09 PM

Aug 2012

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

2. Meh. We'll just have them take out some extra insurance.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 04:17 PM

Aug 2012

$100/rig ought to about cover it...

CRH

(1,553 posts)

3. Whoa, please define 'sea ice speed' for the layman. n/t

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 09:18 PM

Aug 2012

CRH

(1,553 posts)

4. Ok, 'sea ice drift', disregard the hasty post above. n/t

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 09:45 PM

Aug 2012

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