PaulT Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 First, a Russian ship got stuck in ice so a Chinese ship went to rescue it and got stuck in ice so a US ship went to rescue both and....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 then the base at McMurdo ran out of fuel as the US ice breaker was on its way there to re-fuel the base (possible senario).Unseasonably thick cold ice to blame, another effect of global warming..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 " and all for the want of a horseshoe nail" .....or something similar! [Www]You couldn't make it up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 So where does global warming fit into this picture exaxctly? Ice caps melting etc [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Well that is global warming isn't it. Extreme hot and extreme cold and tempests and floods and all we need next are swarms of locusts[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 [quote user="idun"]Well that is global warming isn't it. Extreme hot and extreme cold and tempests and floods and all we need next are swarms of locusts[:-))][/quote]Locusts ........you can eat them they are called Sky Prawns ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 [quote user="idun"]Well that is global warming isn't it. Extreme hot and extreme cold and tempests and floods and all we need next are swarms of locusts[:-))][/quote]But it is antartica of course it's extremely cold idun, we were only told by Q last month it was all melting! [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Wasn't the very coldest temperature on earth ever recorded, taken in Antartica recently. http://www.capitalfm.com/on-air/news-travel/uk-world-news/coldest-ever-temperature-on-earth-hits-95c/So colder than it has been since they have been recording such things. Yes, usually brrrrrr uddy cold, but even colderer still in Dec![;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 [quote user="Théière"] But it is antartica of course it's extremely cold idun, we were only told by Q last month it was all melting! [;-)][/quote]As you didn't supply a link to the relevant post by Q I haven't searched for it, but I seriously doubt he said that "it" (presumably the Antarctic ice rather than Antarctica itself) was all melting. Maybe Q will clarify what he actually said[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 But hang on! Isn't it SUMMER in Antarctica?Imagine if it were REALLY cold...Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 [quote user="Loiseau"]But hang on! Isn't it SUMMER in Antarctica? Imagine if it were REALLY cold... Angela[/quote]The problem has been cause by the wind blowing the pack ice against the ships. A change of wind direction would resolve the problem. In the antartic winter the pack ice would be frozen together in a solid sheet and so the situation would be completely different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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