Reference: An Arctic Summer, Bangkok Post, October 6, 2007

The maximum Arctic melt in the summer of 2007 was the most extensive in recent years but not the most extensive ever as the entire Arctic has been ice free in previous geologic epochs; and yet the phenomenon is being described as man-made, part of global warming allegedly caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. This agenda is being pushed by the IPCC and Al Gore even though natural cyclical phenomena such as shifting wind patterns described as the Arctic Oscillator can explain not only the 2007 data but previous Arctic melts as well, something that the greenhouse gas theory cannot. One should also note that the melting of sea ice this summer was not "global". While the summer ice mass was lower than average in the Arctic, it was higher than average in the Antarctic, a contrast that might have attracted the attention of serious and unbiased scientists. As expected, however, those pushing the greenhouse gas agenda laid siege with hyperbole only to the Arctic data. Selective presentation of climate data to support their position is normal at the IPCC although these people describe themselves as scientists.

Cha-am Jamal
Thailand