Re: Arctic Ice Melt Has Reversed

"Mike" <n00spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> I may be an idiot; opinions vary.  However, I do try to use current
> data.  The link you provided shows a chart titled "Northern Hemisphere
> Sea Ice  Anomaly, Anomaly from 1978-2000 mean".  Here is another link
> that shows the Arctic Sea Ice from 2004 to March 2008. You will notice
> that the sea ice coverage is cyclic with a minimum in the late summer
> and the maximum around March.  I don't think that the polar bears have
> much to worry about.

  Your chart shows a sea ice decline (minimum ice) from 6 million square 
miles in 2004 to just about 4.5 million square miles in 2007. A reduction
of 
25% in 3 years.  This is during the summer months when the animals are 
normally on the ice feeding.