Entire Antarctic Shelf splitting away from Continent.

[Charleston native]

Umm, we live in Florida.  It is warm here.  70s and 80s in winter are pretty common and are not necessarily an indication of general warming.

River, it's like I'm experiencing deja vu with these comments. Your response is almost exactly what I've said to people here and at MetJax about temperatures in Florida. It's almost like they expect Florida (known as the "Sunshine State") to have the exact same winter weather as Minnesota. It's maddening.

[gatorback]

People...Calm down...it's warming up just as I predicted.

[RiversideGator]

Wow.  Even colder weather today.  Enjoy the bitterly cold weather, global warmistas!

Today in weather
Tim Ballisty, Meteorologist and Renee Willet, Content Manager, weather.com
Jan. 16, 2009 11:37 am ET

11:27 am ET
Coldest this morning by state: Senior TWC met Jon Erdman has collected the various coldest temperatures reached this morning by state.

Note below that not only Maine's state record is in jeopardy but the city of Sterling may have tied the all-time state record low for Illinois. This temperature will have to be verified by the National Weather Service for accuracy.

Minnesota

    * Embarrass: -46
    * International Falls: -41


Iowa

    * Monticello: -38
    * Lowden: -37


Wisconsin

    * Necedah: -42


Illinois

    * Sterling: -36 (potentially tied IL all-time state record, NWS will investigate)
    * Dixon: -32


Indiana

    * Valparaiso: -20
    * Lafayette: -19


Michigan

    * Stambaugh: -26


Ohio

    * Dayton: -14


West Virginia

    * Snowshoe Mountain: -16


Pennsylvania

    * Lawton: -19
    * Canton: -16


New York

    * Paradox: -35
    * Glens Falls: -27
    * Saranac Lake: -26


Vermont

    * Island Pond: -42
    * Sutton: -37


New Hampshire

    * Berlin: -39
    * Whitefield: -38


Maine

    * Big Black River: -50 (POSSIBLE new state record, pending verification)
    * Allagash: -48
    * Clayton Lake: -44


11:02 am ET
New state record?: Extreme northern parts of Maine fell into the mid-to-upper 40s below zero this morning and one location, Big Black River, bottomed out at -50 degrees!

The state record low is -48 degrees at Van Buren, Maine, set way back on January 19, 1925. It is possible that Big Black River may have set a new state record. Below is a map of Big Black River's location.

This temperature will still have to be verified by the National Weather Service for accuracy. Thanks to TWC meteorologist Chris Dolce for passing this information along.

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/todayinweather.html

[RiversideGator]

And, in the home of our messiah Obama, the weather is excruciatingly bad:

Chicago Spends A Second Day In Minus Land

Area Plagued By Dangerous Subzero Temperatures, Windchills In -50s

Temperatures were brutally cold as Chicagoans got up and left for work on Thursday. On Friday morning, they were even worse â€" with the lowest wind chill reading at -51 â€" but temperatures began to rise modestly as the day went on.

CBS 2's Ed Curran reported that as of 5:30 a.m., the mercury read -17 at O'Hare International Airport, -15 at Midway Airport, -27 in Joliet, and a polar -30 in Aurora. But the incredibly cold temperatures were being met with winds of 6 to 10 mph, for painful wind chills of -32 at O'Hare, -31 at Midway, and -51 in Aurora.

But the Chicago area was not the coldest part of the state. The north-central Illinois communities of Polo and Dixon had the dubious distinctions of recording the lowest temperatures in the state at 32 degrees below zero.

Rockford, where it was 25 below Friday morning, broke its daily record of 24 below set in 1982.

By 11 a.m., temperatures were marginally warmer, with a reading of -10 at O'Hare. But wind chills remained brutal, with -20 at Waukegan, -22 at Midway, and -35 at Aurora.

As Ed demonstrated, it is so cold that throwing some boiling water into the air will cause a cloud of vapor to form, crystallize, and fall to the ground as snow.

The dangerous takes only a short time to freeze skin and cause frostbite, as well as hypothermia.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/cold.temperatures.again.2.910056.html

[RiversideGator]

All this occurring of course during a time of greatly diminished solar activity.  Perhaps now the Left will recognize that the sun, our heat source, largely controls our weather.  Of course, the GW theory is not really about the weather anyway but is instead a method of enacting extreme environmentalist measures and allowing the government even more control over our daily lives.

[Bewler]

Either that or it's because of the leftists. Or maybe the right wing. Can't really say, but one thing that's for certain is that all people are completely one or the other.

And you should always blame whichever one you aren't for every problem there is as well as bring them up in every discussion no matter how unrelated it is.

[Charleston native]

Another apples to oranges comparison. Fantabulous.

[Bewler]

How so?

If you're referring to what I said then it wasn't even a compairson in the first place, simply a comment.

[Bewler]

Anyway as far as the ocean levels rising, I say melt those caps! Just imagine the possibilities. First of all, who loses their homes first? Those rich yuppies along the coast, bye bye you snooty wasps, we won’t be missing you. Second, their underwater homes would create a fantastic point break for all the surfers. Hell yeah! And for all you diving fans, get ready to suit up and start exploring all of those lavish submerged homes. Just imagine all the expensive jewelry you might find. Lastly, if you live inland, there's the possibility that the water will rise directly next to your back yard. You'll be the happy owner of a newly established ocean front property.

Well with all of these magnificent benefits I can hardly think of a reason not to embrace rising sea levels. We rid ourselves of rich snobs and in the process obtain wonderful new recreations. It's win win!

[Charleston native]

How so?

If you're referring to what I said then it wasn't even a compairson in the first place, simply a comment.

Sorry, Bewler. I was referring to Stephen Dare's comment.

[RiversideGator]

Hey, you know that the stock market went up yesterday, River.  You should immediately go invest all your cash.  The downturn is obviously over.  Probably because of the solar activity.

Interesting non sequitur.  In any event, I remain invested where I have been invested all along. 

[RiversideGator]

Anyway as far as the ocean levels rising, I say melt those caps! Just imagine the possibilities. First of all, who loses their homes first? Those rich yuppies along the coast, bye bye you snooty wasps, we won’t be missing you. Second, their underwater homes would create a fantastic point break for all the surfers. Hell yeah! And for all you diving fans, get ready to suit up and start exploring all of those lavish submerged homes. Just imagine all the expensive jewelry you might find. Lastly, if you live inland, there's the possibility that the water will rise directly next to your back yard. You'll be the happy owner of a newly established ocean front property.

Well with all of these magnificent benefits I can hardly think of a reason not to embrace rising sea levels. We rid ourselves of rich snobs and in the process obtain wonderful new recreations. It's win win!

Keep waiting by the shoreline for the oceans to rise.   

[RiversideGator]

please go ask a meterologist how common our December weather was here in Jacksonville

Having lived here my entire life, I can say the weather is quite common for Jacksonville.  How long have you been here?

Oh and what did the meteorologist you spoke with say on this topic?

[gatorback]

Why should Stephen do that River?

[gatorback]

The researchers I've spoken to say the trend is warming.