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Why is it alarming? As the ice melts back and more ground is exposed, exactly what is surprising about an acceleration of the warming trend. If you live in an area that sees snowfall that stays till winter is over, you see the same thing every spring. A question for you Richard. Suppose that you are at the beach, knee deep in the surf and someone comes screaming in your face that you must get out of the surf because you are wearing it down and anyone can see that the surf is the only thing between the ocean and the land and it is the surf that keeps the oceans from flooding the land. What do you say to the person who has told you such a thing?
Why is it alarming? As the ice melts back and more ground is exposed, exactly what is surprising about an acceleration of the warming trend. If you live in an area that sees snowfall that stays till winter is over, you see the same thing every spring.
A question for you Richard. Suppose that you are at the beach, knee deep in the surf and someone comes screaming in your face that you must get out of the surf because you are wearing it down and anyone can see that the surf is the only thing between the ocean and the land and it is the surf that keeps the oceans from flooding the land. What do you say to the person who has told you such a thing?