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Dec 24th, 2017 at 12:09pm
 
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Perhaps the most dramatic glacier withdrawal has been in the Alps, where it has occured in full view of residents, tourists and scientists. This is a 1859 etching of the Rhone glacier in the Kanton of Valais, Switzerland, when the ice filled the valley right to the tiny crossroads of Gletsch. In 2001 the glacier was nearly out of sight, 2.5 km distant and 450 M higher. (Ciceri etching courtesy Stefan Wagner, from Uber die Furka [1999, Limburg a/d/ Lahn, Germany].)
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Reply #1 - Dec 24th, 2017 at 1:20pm
 
Wow. AGW since 1859.
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Reply #2 - Dec 24th, 2017 at 3:26pm
 
lee wrote on Dec 24th, 2017 at 1:20pm:
Wow. AGW since 1859.

Rates of change!
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Reply #3 - Dec 24th, 2017 at 3:42pm
 
Were these 2 photos taken in the same season? The top photo has no grass while the bottom one does.
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Reply #4 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 3:48am
 
All just one big Chinese hoax.
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Reply #5 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 8:08am
 
TheFunPolice wrote on Dec 24th, 2017 at 3:26pm:
lee wrote on Dec 24th, 2017 at 1:20pm:
Wow. AGW since 1859.

Rates of change!



Yes the 1940's decade saw a particularly high retreat. Pretty unremarkable since then.  Personally I blame the krauts.

There is no basis for this claim, bit like your argument for rates of change really.
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Reply #6 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 9:05am
 
Rider wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 8:08am:
Yes the 1940's decade saw a particularly high retreat. Pretty unremarkable since then. 


Really?
Then you might be interested in these photos from the North cascades in the USA

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Reply #7 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 10:17am
 
The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 9:05am:
Really?
Then you might be interested in these photos from the North cascades in the USA


Funny. Jumped a continent and latitudes.

Perhaps some research might help -

Blizzard of 1977

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_of_%2777

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Reply #8 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 10:42am
 
lee wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 10:17am:
The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 9:05am:
Really?
Then you might be interested in these photos from the North cascades in the USA


Funny. Jumped a continent and latitudes.

Perhaps some research might help -

Blizzard of 1977

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_of_%2777



Once again Lee gets it hopelessly wrong.
You do realise that the Blizzard of 1977 happened on the opposite side of the continent.
You also realise that glaciers change very little over short term seasonal and weather changes. That is why they are so useful in charting global warming.
Of course you knew that, you were just being deliberately deceptive
lee, Your credibility has taken another hit
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Reply #9 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 11:00am
 
The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 10:42am:
ou do realise that the Blizzard of 1977 happened on the opposite side of the continent.



Yes.

The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 10:42am:
You also realise that glaciers change very little over short term seasonal and weather changes. That is why they are so useful in charting global warming.



So it doesn't snow on glaciers?  Grin Grin Grin Grin

You realise a picture only captures one moment in time?

The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 10:42am:
lee, Your credibility has taken another hit



Which still puts mine way above yours. Wink
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Reply #10 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 11:08am
 
The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 9:05am:
Rider wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 8:08am:
Yes the 1940's decade saw a particularly high retreat. Pretty unremarkable since then. 


Really?
Then you might be interested in these photos from the North cascades in the USA

http://i63.tinypic.com/nlbuvl.jpg


Thats not the Rhone glacier, what exactly is your point?  Glaciers are not static, you do realise this dont you?
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Reply #11 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 11:43am
 
Rider wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 11:08am:
The_Barnacle wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 9:05am:
Rider wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 8:08am:
Yes the 1940's decade saw a particularly high retreat. Pretty unremarkable since then. 


Really?
Then you might be interested in these photos from the North cascades in the USA

http://i63.tinypic.com/nlbuvl.jpg


Thats not the Rhone glacier, what exactly is your point?  Glaciers are not static, you do realise this dont you?


Because GLOBAL warming will affect glaciers GLOBALLY. If the Rhone's retreat slowed during last century that certainly isn't the case with other glaciers such as in the Northern Cascades
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Reply #12 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 11:56am
 
"Scientists are calling for a better understanding of regional climates, after research into New Zealand's glaciers has revealed climate change in the Northern Hemisphere does not directly affect the climate in the Southern Hemisphere."

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2014/08/climate-change-not-so-global
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Reply #13 - Dec 25th, 2017 at 2:13pm
 
Rider wrote on Dec 25th, 2017 at 8:08am:
TheFunPolice wrote on Dec 24th, 2017 at 3:26pm:
lee wrote on Dec 24th, 2017 at 1:20pm:
Wow. AGW since 1859.

Rates of change!



Yes the 1940's decade saw a particularly high retreat. Pretty unremarkable since then.  Personally I blame the krauts.

There is no basis for this claim, bit like your argument for rates of change really.

You're full of it buddy!

Why do you hate children so much??
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Reply #14 - Dec 26th, 2017 at 9:52am
 


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This next picture is from New Zealand. This one shows the retreat of the glacier this century
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