Oct 28, 2008 in Vostok, Antartica the temperature is -72 degrees F (by the way it is springtime there) and in Umiat, Alaska it is 12 degrees F(on the Arctic coast) (by the way it is Fall there) if this is global warming you're crazy.........a polar bear was shot 250miles inland !! they r jus fine

orsone, lacey, USA

I have read, and there are is ever growing number of experts in the study of global warming saying there is no such thing today. Nothing that differs from the cyclic patterns studied and recorded over millions of years.

Fred , Vail,

By taking the time look at the lack of evidence to support global warming it once again makes this story hog wash.

Fred , Vail,

This type of propaganda is why the NY Times is losing readers and going under. I live up here and work in the arctic.
Almost every story about environmental damage and wildlife decline that I read in the liberal media is untrue. Moose and bear still roam our city. Hey NY, how many still roam yours?

M Denton, Anchorage,

We've been hearing about rising sea lavels for ages now. Odd then that when I look at photos of UK coastal towns from deacdes ago, and compare recent ones of exactly the same place, there's no discernible difference in sea level then and now. Just when does the sea level actually begin to rise?

Hillary Shaw, Newport, Shropshire

The US mainland temperature is currently falling to record levels. Scientists also said the bumble bee cannot fly. We should ignore this so called expert opinion just like the bumble bee.

Roger, Epping,

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/index.html

The area of arctic sea ice is increasing this year more rapidly than normal, indeed it may be back to the 1979-2000 average shortly after the end of this month and greater thereafter. Surely in the long term increased are will lead to increased volume.

Paul Dover, Nottingham,

Arctic ice is melting even in winter.
The temperature is -21 C in Alert, Nunavut today. (3w.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/nu-22_metric_e.html)
Doublethink is the act of simultaneously accepting as correct two mutually contradictory beliefs.
1984 was meant to be a warning, not a manual.

Ken, -, Canada

funny too, because a well-circulated report last spring revealed the oceans have been cooling for the last 3 years. Seems like the odd one out is this study.

greg, Toronto, Canada

No wonder we are all being flushed down the toilet of history!
With 'scientists' like this and 'economists' like Darling we may as well just give up!

Stephanie King, larnaca, Cyprus

Remember why Greenland is named Greenland. It is because it was once green. England at one time had vineyards all over. It was once warmer. Also they have found proof of palm trees in the far north. Everything is cyclical and has been for millions of years. We can not control mother nature.

Lyndie, Winnipeg,

According to NASA, it's the wind.
But what does science have to do with anything?

Stan, Saskatoon, Canada

Well Hello. Dr W.A. Hill Here.
Does no one else understand the reason for Gobal Warming.
Read what you have just wrote! Arctic Melting, YES, But from within. 30 to 60 Million years ago the Earth was exploding, Nature will always survive, so the volcanoes eruptid covering the Earth with ash, P.S

Dr W.A.Hill, Norton Lindsey, Warwicshire

Stewart Last year it was at a recorded history low. In anycase climate is 50 years not last year or ten years ago. USA folk
how many violent storms and floods will it take for you to notice
anything? Living in the midwest you will be the last to drown but sea level http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080211172517.htm

Pat, Bristol, UK

Right. So what keeps the Oil cool ? Water. Have you worked it out? 2 thirds of this planet is water keeping the oil cool.We have been removing the Coal /The Oil from our Earth for at least 100 years. The suface is warming up because we are removing the product that is keeping it at a stable Heat

W.Hill, Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire

Aren't the elites under water yet? It would be nice if they would learn to live in the REAL world! Look at the rings of an old tree some are wide, some are narrow, some years are good, some are bad. Nature seeks a balance is what I was taught in Middle School.

Jim , Weaverville, usa

Arctic Ice extent is currently around 30% HIGHER than this time last year. Still, let's not report this little inconvenient truth, eh?

Stewart, Leeds,

But more recently
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/10/22/sea-ice-approaching-the-edge-of-normal-standard-deviation/

Tom Miller-Jones, Aldeburgh, England

NOT TRUE!

Check out the sattelite images. Compare Oct 25/2007 with Oct 2 2007. Note the huge increase in ice.
http://igloo.atmos.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/test/print.sh?fm=08&fd=09&fy=2008&sm=08&sd=09&sy=1988

You can compare the ice surface area and its thickness for any two days back to 1979.

Rich, Dealaware, Ont, Canada

But you have failed to mentioned that this Autumn the Artcic is freezing and the ice area is growing faster than the last few years.
So a change in sea conditions and ocean currents together with more sun light is what did it. Brave reporting in these "correct" times. Well done.

R Young, Bedford, UK

People run up huge debts without any realistic ability to pay them back and a naive view that everything will just keep going, it is hardly suprising that the concept of cutting back now to protect the planet is way beyond the grasp of most people.
good luck humanity - see you on the other side.

James Colwill, Norwich, UK