Catastrophic Sea Level Rise within Three Generations

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11. Freshwater ice melt from inland glaciers is not the same as old sea ice

Last edited Thu Apr 9, 2015, 04:29 PM - Edit history (2)

Increases in Arctic sea ice are, as I said, new ice formed by freshwater that has melted off inland glaciers. As glaciers melt, they pour cold freshwater into the ocean. This freshwater is less dense and easier to freeze than salty seawater. If this is accounted for, then your "higher minima" of sea ice goes out the window and an exponential trend is clear. You can still have upward fluctuations on a downward trend. That is the same thing that has happened in the Antarctic which climate change deniers cling to as proof that everything is OK. You can sit there and call people loons all day long while the polar caps melt away, but you're not changing the reality on the ground.

Expanding Antarctic Sea Ice is Flooding ‘Warning Bell’

"The stunning outward spread of ice floes atop the seas surrounding the South Pole has been caused by cold freshwater flowing out of melting Antarctic glaciers."

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/antarctica-ice-melt-sea-level-18155

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Arctic melt leading to weakest Gulf Stream in a 1,000 years

The currents are probably affected by changes in ocean density as fresh water melts from Arctic ice sheets, scientists led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said in a study Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/arctic-melt-leading-to-weakest-gulf-stream-in-a-1000-years-20150323-1m6102.html