Parts of Antarctica have cooled sharply in recent years, according to a study published online by Nature, a British weekly science journal. The research was led by Peter Doran of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The finding punches holes in the doomsday prediction that the frozen continent faces imminent meltdown from global warming. It also counters fears that a break-up of the continent’s ice cap will result in sea levels rising dramatically around the globe.
He says that the Antarctic findings don’t conflict with other theories of global warming, since he believes the other continents are warming.
Source: Agence France-Presse, Cooler Antarctica Foils Meltdown Forecasts, Washington Times, January 14, 2002.
For text http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20020114-84246600.htm
For more on Global Warming http://www.ncpa.org/iss/env/
FMF Policy Bulletin\21 January 2002
