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Re: My belief in Global Warming is getting shaky
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Originally Posted by REASON
This is not really a good source for your claim that "some glaciers are actually expanding." The title of the article says, "Global Warming May Trigger Ice Sheet Growth." Observable evidence confirms that there is actually a significant decline in the size of glaciers and Arctic ice sheets that has occurred over a relatively short amount of time. These rapid reductions also correlate with the increase in the average global temperature.
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Well, in fairness, some glaciers are growing rather than shrinking.
FS-001-03--Hubbard Glacier, Alaska: Growing and Advancing in Spite of Global Climate Change and the 1986 and 2002 Russell Lake Outburst Floods
Metro/Regional News - A growing glacier - sacbee.com
Warming trends apparently can increase a glacier! This quote from the second source given above explains why.
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Mount Shasta's Whitney Glacier, the only glacier in the world that's now larger than it was in 1890, according to the California Academy of Sciences. Global warming may explain why, say some scientists, because warmer winter air can carry more moisture, increasing snowfall at higher elevations.
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An important thing to note though is that these are *local* trends, not *global* trends. While there are isolated cases of glacier growth, there's far more evidence of glacial ablation.
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