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Nihil

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Thu Feb-25-10 04:38 AM
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2. Nicely understated ...

> The cause of the trend is not mysterious, says Antarctic ice researcher
> Eric Rignot of the University of California at Irvine. "It's something
> that's very consistent with with the changing air temperatures"

It's that old lose-lose science scenario again: if scientists shout about
a problem they are accused of panic-mongering but if they simply present
it in their normal calm, objective manner they are ignored.

:-(

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