Would this be considered evidence against global warming?

[DaveinJapan]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/26/greenland-ice-sheet-climate-change

This is "further evidence against global warming" a right wing friend posted today.

They really are grasping at straws at this point!

[dipsydoodle]

1. This is a specific instance

and only an idiot would draw any conclusion , either way , from a single event.

[eShirl]

2. not at all - they're saying above a certain threshhold glacial slippage slows

not that temperatures are not getting warmer

Researchers had feared that more melting from the surface of the ice in hotter years would in turn provide more meltwater for a slippery film at the sheet's base. More melting would mean more slippage and a greater rise in the sea level.

But they discovered that, above a certain threshold, the slipping began to slow. On-the-ground studies and work done on alpine glaciers suggest that higher volumes of meltwater form distinct channels under the ice, draining the water more efficiently and reducing the formation of a lubricating film.

[Buzz Clik]

5. For those who are convinced that "global warming" is a conspiracy, nothing will convince them.

And vice versa.

The true science behind global climate change seldom is discussed in forums dedicated to a single political flavor.

[Jim__]

3. The article is about an effect of climate change - not climate change itself.

So, no, the article does not contain any evidence against climate change.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Very few people understand the science behind global warming.

pro or con.

[CanSocDem]

6. yeh.

"Asked if he thought his work suggested the wider risks of global warming could be discounted, he said: "Not at all."


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[d_r]

7. reading comprehension

this is a study of the *outcomes* of climate change, not the existence of it.