Climate change hits Mars!!, What? No humans on mars! How can this be? Options

[Cpt. Snot Rocket]

What is the coincidence that both Mars and the earth are showing an increase in surface temperature at the same time? Maybe it has something to do with nature, or solar waves from the sun? Maybe more research is needed here afterall?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1720024.ece



Or maybe there is a Martian invasion fleet taking off for earth right now!

[Blitz]

I was not claiming that cloudy and colder seasons means no loss in ice.

I was pointing out the headline was a little bit of sensationalisim when buried in the article on page 2 (i did not see it the first time) you find the following

"2007 broke the record for the lowest extent of sea ice, and 2008 came in second. The third-lowest year on record is 2005, part of a dramatic downward trend that has lasted three decades and doesn't appear to be slowing. "

While their headline reports... "Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Low"

That was the only point I was trying to make was that their hedline was an attention graber that was false.

Secondarily it seems that the ice is still melting at a fast clip while the planet's temperature is steady.

I would assume that is because of warm water, but why is the water temperature increasing out of pace with the atmosphere thus causing theice melt.
Is the increase in Antartic ice pack changing the ocean currents?

No point to the questions just questions. Thought maybe you might have some on hand knowledge, rather than me searching forever.

[HammaTime]

Okay, a couple of quick points. The ABC article's headline referenced the Arctic ice volume, not acreage. The Sat photos record acreage. The volume has apparently reached an all-time low. You are right, however, to criticize the copy editor as the word "apparently" should have been in the head and not just the sub-head.

The ice is melting rapidly because of solar gain. Ice is much more reflective than water. Water therefore absorbs more energy from the sun and speeds the melting of the ice.

I wonder when we are going to see some honest attempts at dealing with the solar gain. For years we've been reading about various methods from deploying solar shields in space to seeding clouds. One would think they'd try SOMETHING before the Arctic ice disappears completely.