Rowers Blame Global Warming For Cold Weather And Excess Ice
Three weeks ago they announced that they were going to row the Northwest Passage –because global warming made it possible. Now they say that the trip isn’t possible because it is too cold and there is too much ice, and that global warming is making it too warm there.
Strange weather has defined the year we are told. It’s been colder than usual and the ice has been very slow in going out. Climate change critics may quickly point this out as a damning argument but the reality of climate change is not reflected in specific anomaly but rather in overall trend.
Yes. All the ice melted except that there is more than normal.
The locals in Tuktoyaktuk describe an Arctic that is in profound change.We are told the summer is longer on both ends by at least two weeks. “They shot a grizzly bear at the north end of Banks Island,” explained Billy, a local elder “They saw a wolverine too”.
The elders say that it is really cold, and that it is getting really warm.
We receive a stern warning from our weather router stating unequivocally: “Unwise to move ahead, you are ready for your route but your route is not ready for you.” We immediately tuck into the lee of a sandy spit and access our options.
In other words, their route is blocked with ice.
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Fred from Canuckistan says:
You can almost smell the Search and Rescue requirement building up.Turps says:
Still in the WARM silt of the McKenzieAndy Oz says:
I’d be hiding behind one of those sand bars before the ice gets there.kbray in california says:
The Iceman Cometh.
2 doubles on the rocks.- I hope they realize that it may be decades or centuries until they can finish their trip. Hope they brought enough food.
The Doctor says:
They blog that even though it is -1 Celsius, it SHOULD BE 15-20 degrees and that it still doesn’t disprove GW. Of course if it were sunny and warm they would immediately say GW is to blame.Chewer says:
Team Twisted did an update on their web page slamming skeptics handily:)
7/15/2013
“Our arrival in Tuktoyaktuk to our departure is less than 24 hours. We rejig the Arctic Joule to work better with our daily routine and resupply on essentials for the next leg of the journey (Hazelnut Coffee Mate being at the top of the list). As with all things, it takes some time to get things right and the journey from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, with all its unexpected delays, proved perfect at flushing things out.
The temperature in Tuk is -1C and there’s a strong Northeasterly wind blowing in the morning. Locals tell us it should be 15-20C at this time of year. “The bugs should be bouncing off your head” explained Eilleen who came down to the beach to visit with us.Strange weather has defined the year we are told. It’s been colder than usual and the ice has been very slow in going out. Climate change critics may quickly point this out as a damning argument but the reality of climate change is not reflected in specific anomaly but rather in overall trend.The locals in Tuktoyaktuk describe an Arctic that is in profound change. We are told the summer is longer on both ends by at least two weeks. “They shot a grizzly bear at the north end of Banks Island,” explained Billy, a local elder “They saw a wolverine too”.It would appear many species are making their way further north and the residents are noticing. “Killer whales have been spotted in the channel,” continued Billy, “beavers are damming our rivers, hurting the white fish.”The words of an elder cuts through the rhetoric of climate skeptics like a scalpel through skin. They know because the(y) live it.We head out of Tuk in the evening. The temperature is still cool but the winds are light and the sea gentle. The landscape is low lying in this region, the sky being the scenic canvas. This evening’s display is an arcing sweep of white cotton ball dabs on a baby blue background. Strokes of light, etched seemingly from a from a dry brush sweep radially across the canvas, the source of radiance somewhere beyond the frame.We move well for 20 hours, pushing against a light northeasterly but riding tidal currents to our advantage. We receive a stern warning from our weather router stating unequivocally: “Unwise to move ahead, you are ready for your route but your route is not ready for you.” We immediately tuck into the lee of a sandy spit and access our options.It would appear that the sea ices not far from us and could be pushed down upon us with these northerly winds. But we need to move as close to the ice edge as possible since we move so slowly and need to be ready to jump when it breaks up. We will maintain forward movement but with heightened caution.The winds build as we muse on our dilemma and before long we’re hunkering down in high winds again. The sun is now replaced with an icy fog and there’s nothing to do but wait.Sunday brings high cloud and lighter winds and a renewed sense of vigour in the team. We’ll move forward, with a sharp eye for ice.- Kevin”squid2112 says:
Whoever wrote that needs to take a few creative writing classes.But that aside, let me get the gist of this. Since beavers are suddenly damning rivers which in turn is somehow hurting their whitefish, we must destroy our worlds economies. Yeah, makes a lot of sense. Or, how about this, go shoot yourself a few of those beavers and problem solved.I have stated it before. It makes absolutely no difference to anything whether or not the Arctic melts. It can completely melt away and not a fricken thing is going to happen. Dumbasses…
swampsniper says:
Are they eating their dead yet? It won’t be a real expedition until that point.
They have twisted reality so much that they don’t know themselves what is true or false any more.
They are going to need some serious deprogramming to get them back to reality.
July 15th – Still In The Brown Silt Of The McKenzie River