I hope you don't think this is a political issue.
The claim that global warming may lead to an ice age does not
make a lot of sense to me.
The argument goes as follows: The increasing temperature causes
the ice covering much of Greenland to melt. The fresh water
coming off of Greenland shuts off the ocean currents which keeps
East Coast of North America and Western Europe from being much
colder. The result is that North America and Europe enter an
Ice Age.
What I don't understand is why ice would melt in Greenland and
not melt in more southerly regions. An ice age is a period of
time when ice covers land year round. So, I don't understand
what would cause Greenland to be warmer than say Boston or
London. If the "scientists" who predict an Ice Age as a result
of Global Warming are worried about ice forming in Boston in
winter, that doesn't make sense because Boston is covered with
Ice and snow for almost all of winter anyway.
Are the same people who predicted the Y2K disaster (read non-
event) the ones now predicting an ice age due to rising
temperatures?
Jae
The claim that global warming may lead to an ice age does not
make a lot of sense to me.
The argument goes as follows: The increasing temperature causes
the ice covering much of Greenland to melt. The fresh water
coming off of Greenland shuts off the ocean currents which keeps
East Coast of North America and Western Europe from being much
colder. The result is that North America and Europe enter an
Ice Age.
What I don't understand is why ice would melt in Greenland and
not melt in more southerly regions. An ice age is a period of
time when ice covers land year round. So, I don't understand
what would cause Greenland to be warmer than say Boston or
London. If the "scientists" who predict an Ice Age as a result
of Global Warming are worried about ice forming in Boston in
winter, that doesn't make sense because Boston is covered with
Ice and snow for almost all of winter anyway.
Are the same people who predicted the Y2K disaster (read non-
event) the ones now predicting an ice age due to rising
temperatures?
Jae