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Originally posted by Spanky
We just had couple of cold nights here in California that were below freezing and it has wiped out a lot of the citrus crop and artichoke crop. They were the coldest nights in twenty years. So if the chart just goes by the lowest temperature California should be moving to the colder section this year.
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They don't re-do the map every year.
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If the planet is getting warmer and the polar caps and Greenland are melting how come the oceans are not rising? As far as I know they haven't even risen a millimeter. Has anyone heard different? That the oceans have actually risen? And if not then how could the polar caps be melting?
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Perhaps: Cold water is denser (down to, what, one degree celsius?) than warm. Ice melt is cold and will chill surrounding water, ergo, no greater volume with somewhat more water. Also, more water equals more weight which could compress the (relatively thin) crust under the oceans. Even a slight subsidence of the ocean floor would create a great deal extra volume for the oceans.
There is clear, photographic evidence of shrinking ice caps and glaciers around the world, so the ice must be going someplace. Unless someone is making money by hiding it off balance sheet, there must be greater water volume on the oceans. Probably less than .01%, but more nonetheless.
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