Scientists Work on Map of Climate Change

[Triana]

By NATE JENKINS

Posted: Today at 5:32 p.m.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Scientists in Antarctica spent Christmas Day finishing work that may show the effects of global warming - drilling for clues about how massive ice sheets responded to past temperature changes. The project will be vital to creating a map of how the Earth may react to higher temperatures, scientists say.

One hundred scientists from four countries are working on the Antarctic Geological Drilling Program, or ANDRILL, coordinated by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

They gather rock core from deep below the Antarctic sea floor, then analyze it.

So far, the cores show a dynamic ice sheet that advanced and retreated more than 50 times over 5 million years.

Some of the ice shelf's disappearance was probably during times when the planet was 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) to 37 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) warmer than it is today - "much like it will be in the next 50 to 100 years," said Tim Naish, a lead scientist on the project from Victoria University in New Zealand.

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http://www.wral.com/news/science/story/1120145/

[PSPS]

1. Don't you love it when someone who flunked in school writes one of these stories?

Not to mention the piece was either ignored by the "editor" or else they flunked in school too. It's hip these days to be dumb as a post.

Some of the ice shelf's disappearance was probably during times when the planet was 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) to 37 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) warmer than it is today...

It's true that 36 F is about 2 C and 37 F is about 3 C. But this is written to imply that an increase of 2 C is the same as an increase of 36 F. Geesh! If the earth warmed 36 F, we'd all be dead.

Oh, I see. This is from some esteemed "journalist" at a TEE VEE station. I guess the hair gel has seeped into their puny worthless brain.

[Tunkamerica]

2. um...

you seem very angry at someone you don't know. It's true that deadlines are tight and sometimes things get written hastily. But, that happens in print media as well. And I happen to know that the internet division is separate from the television division at WRAL... so hair gel is optional. They don't even write many national stories I don't think.

Edit: Just checked...Nate Jenkins is an AP writer out of Nebraska. Nothing to do with WRAL or television.

[Dead_Parrot]

3. The IHT copy carries the same balls-up

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/28/healthscience/NA_SCI_US_Climate_Change.php
So it does seem to be AP suffering from too much hair gel :D

[PSPS]

4. HAHAHA ... yeah

I think I must have applied to much hair gel to MY head today!

HA HA.

Well, my criticism of the AP story stands. But my knee-jerk reaction to the WRAL slug on the link is hereby rescinded, and I apologize for any offense than might have been taken by any overly-coiffed talking head!