This tweet from scientist Jacquelyn Gill (@JacqelynGill) went viral, and for good reason. The war on science continues, and she summed up this story perfectly into 3 sentences on Twitter.
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The row has erupted after a key polar satellite broke down a few days ago, leaving the US with only three ageing ones, each operating long past their shelf lives, to measure the Arctic’s dwindling ice cap. Scientists say there is no chance a new one can now be launched until 2023 or later. None of the current satellites will still be in operation then.
No words can describe how much this angers the crap out of me.
Funny how y'all talk about the dwindling ice cap when NASA, the yuys who operate the satellites and stare at the raw data show the ice caps are bigger than ever. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-study-mass-gains-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-greater-than-losses
Your article is about the Antarctica, not the Arctic. Those are two different poles. Geography is a thing.
Here’s what Nasa had to say recently about the North Pole (Arctic): https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/sea-ice-extent-sinks-to-record-lows-at-both-poles
If you read closely, they state that any minor gains made in the South Pole (Antarctica) do not compensate for the losses made on North Pole.
