Unexpected Events

During the last few months and years there have been events which cannot be explained by our current understanding of climate change. As these are identified by scientists they are tested and if possible included in future climate models thus providing a more accurate total picture.
One of these was the discovery that air pollution of various forms had delayed the warming that was expected from the levels of CO2. As some of this pollution was controlled cleared skies led to accelerated warming.
We invite you to add such events here. The first is an explanation for the faster than expected decrease in the Polar Icecap in the past 4 years.
Together these events seem to indicate that scientists tend to be too conservative in their estimates of the rate of change.

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  1. Arctic Ice Leaving 30 years ahead of schedule
  2. Canada Closes Arctic Park 10/08/08
  3. Next Decade May See No Warming 20/06/08
  4. Storm Danger may be less than expected 10/07/08
  5. Greenland Ancient Ice Collapse Evidence 19/06/08
  6. Greenland Melt not Speeding Up 08/07/08
  7. Evidence of past rapid changes 13000 years ago 09/08/08
  8. Even if we stop burning the temperature continues to rise http://www.pnas.org/content/102/31/10832.full.pdf+html
  9. Wilkins Melting Twice as Fast as predicted in 1993 25/03/08
  10. Smallest Arctic Icecap ever on 17/08/07 and getting smaller
  11. Arctic Damage Surprising Experts 02/07/07
  12. Did Bacteria Help Species Evolve ? 23/05/08
  13. Larger Storm Surges in Canadian Arctic 04/04/08
  14. Warmer Arctic
  15. Surprisingly high Antarctic Sea Ice 29/06/08
  16. Caribou Herd Decline 20% - Why? 20/05/08
  17. From Eve to Near Extinction 70,000 years ago 26/04/08
  18. Excessive Reactive Nitrogen 18/05/08
  19. Warmer Arctic Colder Antarctic 05/05/08
  20. Decelerating Tree Growth correlates with temperature 17/12/07
  21. Forest fire management raises carbon emissions 18/05/08
  22. Increased CO2 does not lead to increased soil absorbtion 12/03/08
  23. Insect Outbreaks Tip the Forest Carbon Balance 05/02/08
  24. Sahara may be Greener 05/02/08
  25. Climate Destabilization 03/03/08
  26. Cirrus Disappearance Warming might thin heat trapping clouds 08/11/07
  27. Long term link temperature to biodiversity 30/10/07
  28. See video 2001 - 2006 of loss of arctic ice.
  29. Sea Level Rise faster than models predict
  30. Arctic Heatwave Amazes Scientists 28/09/07
  31. CO2 Degrades Grazing 28/08/07
  32. Suspected Chain Reaction that Killed the World 31/08/07
  33. Faster than Expected
  34. Gulf Stream Slowing Down
  35. Forest Stress Worldwide 06/08/07
  36. Role of Forests not Understood 14/07/07
  37. Development Reduces Rainfall 02/07/07
  38. Excess CO2 weakens soya plants 07/07/07
  39. Increased Viral Activity
  40. Mediterranean Cyclones? 02/08/07
  41. Heatwave makes Forests Emit CO2 14/06/07
  42. Hole in Ozone Layer Increasing Again
  43. Greenland Ice Surprise
  44. Snow Loss in Antarctic
  45. Greenland Warming
  46. Models v Observations
  47. Polar Bears Defy Extinction Threat
  48. China Largest Renewable Energy Investor
  49. Volcanoes
  50. The Volcano that Caused an Ice Age and the humans that survived 10/07/07
  51. Australian Rainfall Pattern
  52. Increased Methane in Arctic
  53. Micro Organism Feedback reduces in later years. 25/01/08
  54. Role of clouds uncertain
  55. Ireland Warmer and Wetter 29/08/07
  56. Bee Colony Collapse


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