Winter Wonder Land

32cm in Barnsley, 1/2 mile from town centre... Amazing really How much more is likely to fall in the next 24hours?

We had 7 inches of snow here in Barnsley, we measured in three different spots and took an average. My Parents who live in Cuckfield, Sussex have 14 inches of snow..WOW .. Shame it was not here!!! and it was still snowing...

We still do not know if the current melt is natural or man made.... We can surmise as much as we like! I do agree that over the last 2 centuries man has had some influence on the conditions in the Arctic but I feel that this has been over played as an alarmist tool to beat people to become greener. At present ice recovery over the last few weeks has been good and last year ice had recovered by over 9 million sq.km. I acknowledge the melt was nearly at the same rate over the summer just gone. There are some positive signs in that the water temperatures in the region is a lot less than last year and therefore less energy will be required to reach the same level last winter. Now people have provided arguments for and against why this has been happening and I am fast coming to the conclusion that scientists just do not know what is around the corner and for all we know in twenty years the Arctic may have recovered.

Hi All, Surely if you use the same method of measuring ice growth and compare the results year on year you get a good indication on whether the water is freezing at a faster rate or not on previous years. It is only when you use different methodologies and use this in your arguments can cause an issue. This meaning you might be measuring different things.