Did anyone spot the vanishing global warming theme in the story of the ship of scientists that got stuck in Antarctic ice, requiring a rescue that eventuated on Thursday?
Expedition leader Chris Turney told TVNZ before the expedition set off from Bluff on November 28 that his team would be recording measurements of the oceans and the atmosphere. The data gathered will help scientists predict ocean trends of the future.
He said: "There's some tantalising evidence that we're now starting to see some upwelling of warmer waters around Antarctica which is leading to more melt. You're getting more fresh water coming off the continent of Antarctica and less salty water into the deep ocean, so if that's actually changed, it changes the circulation patterns all over the globe not just in Antarctica."(1)
