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A recent study by NASA seems to contradict some of the currently accepted knowledge about global warming and glaciers. It found that increased ice melting in Antarctica is offset by increased snowfall, meaning that the continent's glaciers are posting a net gain in mass, and are not contributing to rising sea levels.
Contrary to some sensationalist headlines about the "end of global warming", the study's authors urged caution.
"We're essentially in agreement with other studies that show an increase in ice discharge," in other parts of the continent, [Jay] Zwally said.
"Our main disagreement is for East Antarctica and the interior of West Antarctica; there, we see an ice gain that exceeds the losses in the other areas," he explained in a NASA announcement.
Editors Note: As best as I can tell, this is the NASA study referenced in the article above. Note that it is from October, 2014.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 04 2015, @12:49AM
It's more like this:
Unscrupulous businessman - "I have a useless product, X, which nobody will buy because it's expensive and useless. People prefer product Y which is out of patent and the competition is making for cents on the dollar."
Advisor - "Looks like a solution looking for a problem. We can call it Problem Z."
Unscrupulous businessman - "How do I create the problem Z?"
Advisor - "Define problem Z to be a constellation of existing conditions that people generally take no notice of. Blow it out of proportion and blame product Y as the cause. They will then buy Product X, because everyone loves a good placebo."
Unscrupulous businessman - "Ok, easy, done"
Advisor - "I warn you though, you will have at on average 2-3 years to get rid of your excess product stock before people start to wake up and come after you with pitchforks."
Unscrupulous businessman - "That should be just enough time for me to sell my stock out and let someone else take the blame."
Advisor - "Exactly"
And a few months later a bunch of scientists and think tanks are quoted in bold on the paid-for-media: "Exposed, Product Y is the work of the devil, causes Problem Z. Symptoms of problem Z include sneezing, farting, occasional itch, belching and noticing cold or warm weather."
A few months after that: "Amazing: Product X cures Problem Z"