MSM Glosses Over Irony of Global Warming Scientists Trapped in Antarctic Ice

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MSM Glosses Over Irony of Global Warming Scientists Trapped in Antarctic Ice



By P.J. Gladnick | December 28, 2013

Somewhere far, far to the south where it is summer, a group of global warming scientists are trapped in the Antarctic ice. If you missed the irony of that situation, it is because much of the mainstream media has glossed over that rather inconvenient bit of hilarity. As an example here is an Associated Press story that avoids mentioning the real mission of the scientists aboard the icebound Russian ship:


The Snow Dragon icebreaker came within 7 miles (11 kilometers) of the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy, which has been stuck since Christmas Eve, but had to retreat after the ice became too thick, said expedition spokesman Alvin Stone.

The Akademik Shokalskiy, which has been on a research expedition to Antarctica, got stuck Tuesday after a blizzard's whipping winds pushed the sea ice around the ship, freezing it in place. The ship wasn't in danger of sinking, and there are weeks' worth of supplies for the 74 scientists, tourists and crew on board, but the vessel cannot move.


So what was the exact mission of these scientists? AP is rather vague about this reporting only:


The scientific team on board the research ship — which left New Zealand on Nov. 28 — had been recreating Australian explorer Douglas Mawson's century-old voyage to Antarctica when it became trapped. They plan to continue their expedition after they are freed, expedition leader Chris Turney said.


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/pj-gla...cientists-trapped-antarctic-ice#ixzz2ozw3AxpQ
 
I wonder if they have a peer reviewed study that says their ship is stuck in non-existent ice.
 
MSM Glosses Over Irony of Global Warming Scientists Trapped in Antarctic Ice



By P.J. Gladnick | December 28, 2013

Somewhere far, far to the south where it is summer, a group of global warming scientists are trapped in the Antarctic ice. If you missed the irony of that situation, it is because much of the mainstream media has glossed over that rather inconvenient bit of hilarity. As an example here is an Associated Press story that avoids mentioning the real mission of the scientists aboard the icebound Russian ship:


The Snow Dragon icebreaker came within 7 miles (11 kilometers) of the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy, which has been stuck since Christmas Eve, but had to retreat after the ice became too thick, said expedition spokesman Alvin Stone.

The Akademik Shokalskiy, which has been on a research expedition to Antarctica, got stuck Tuesday after a blizzard's whipping winds pushed the sea ice around the ship, freezing it in place. The ship wasn't in danger of sinking, and there are weeks' worth of supplies for the 74 scientists, tourists and crew on board, but the vessel cannot move.


So what was the exact mission of these scientists? AP is rather vague about this reporting only:


The scientific team on board the research ship — which left New Zealand on Nov. 28 — had been recreating Australian explorer Douglas Mawson's century-old voyage to Antarctica when it became trapped. They plan to continue their expedition after they are freed, expedition leader Chris Turney said.


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/pj-gla...cientists-trapped-antarctic-ice#ixzz2ozw3AxpQ

Doesn't say they were studying global warming but re-enacting an eary vouage.
 
Doesn't say they were studying global warming but re-enacting an eary vouage.

You missed this part...

Finally, National Geographic bluntly states the mission purpose:


...The current crop of explorers are hoping to document some of the same data and compare them to Mawson's numbers, "using the twist of modern technology," Turney told National Geographic earlier this month.

As may be expected, global warming might play a role in this, he suggests, particularly with respect to melted ice in the East Antarctic.
 
Lol, if anything, at least it shows that these crop of scientists are indeed true believers unlike people like Al Gore who probably knows the whole thing is a big fraud. Cos you gotta buy into the whole global warming thing to take a trip into Antarctica in the dead of winter.
Or they are just going along to get paid the bucks to do that job.
 
Lol, if anything, at least it shows that these crop of scientists are indeed true believers unlike people like Al Gore who probably knows the whole thing is a big fraud. Cos you gotta buy into the whole global warming thing to take a trip into Antarctica in the dead of winter.

Not winter in Antarctica. It is high summer and 24 hours a day of daylight.
 
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=227154

There's a particular irony to be found when a "scientific expedition" full of people who are globull-warming true believers take a trip to Antarctica, in a ship, during what is supposed to be summer for that part of the world (remember, folks, the southern hemisphere has its summer in what are our winter months) and gets stuck in rapidly-expanding ice.

It would be even more-hilarious if their ship ultimately is crushed by said non-existent ice (according to their religious beliefs), taking their lives with it and perfectly-preserving their last act of hubris and true belief in a sarcophagus of their own design.
 
Doesn't say they were studying global warming but re-enacting an eary vouage.

Actually:

Since the MSM isn't forthcoming as to the real purpose of those scientists traveling to Antarctica, we turn to Watts Up With That for more insight:

The expedition is being led by Chris Turney, “climate scientist”, who has “set up a carbon refining company called Carbonscape which has developed technology to fix carbon from the atmosphere and make a host of green bi-products, helping reduce greenhouse gas levels.” The purpose of the expedition is “to discover and communicate the environmental changes taking place in the south.”
It seems they found out what the “environmental changes taking place in the south.” are.​

Finally, National Geographic bluntly states the mission purpose:

...The current crop of explorers are hoping to document some of the same data and compare them to Mawson's numbers, "using the twist of modern technology," Turney told National Geographic earlier this month.
As may be expected, global warming might play a role in this, he suggests, particularly with respect to melted ice in the East Antarctic.​

Ah, so now we see why the MSM reluctance to flat out state why the scientists are in the Antarctic. Anything to avoid an inconvenient (but accurate) headline like this:
 
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-30/presenting-definition-irony


Via The Spirit of Mawson blog (the research blog),

"Until recently it was thought this ice sheet was stable, sitting on the continental crust above today’s sea level. However there is an increasing body of evidence, including by the AAE members, that have identified parts of the East Antarctic which are highly susceptible to melting and collapse from ocean warming.

...The effects of this marked shift in westerly winds are already being seen today, triggering warm and salty water to be drawn up from the deep ocean, melting large sections of the Antarctic ice sheet with unknown consequences for future sea level rise"
 
Don't worry, the folks on that ship will just claim, it is "climate change" that is making the ice form around their ship.

If they have a few air drops of supplies, maybe they can stay stuck in the ice till "climate change" makes it thaw again.
 
Don't worry, the folks on that ship will just claim, it is "climate change" that is making the ice form around their ship.

If they have a few air drops of supplies, maybe they can stay stuck in the ice till "climate change" makes it thaw again.


Are you mocking the science of global war... err climate change! <s>
 
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