{"id":165622,"date":"2021-10-01T13:37:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=165622"},"modified":"2021-10-01T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:37:24","slug":"the-emperor-penguin-extinction-scam-sea-ice-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=165622","title":{"rendered":"The Emperor Penguin Extinction Scam &#038; Sea Ice Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"165624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=165624\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?fit=800%2C599&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,599\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"056089674_s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?fit=723%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=723%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165624\" width=\"723\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=640%2C479&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/056089674_s.jpg?resize=107%2C80&amp;ssl=1 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC7XNHEz2QCJ_Phf2mvDFk0Q\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AKedOLTqLv0Wr6gGV07wKF3EZDsa_0zzpKEQAY_LRj8p=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\">Jim Steele<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Emperor Penguin Extinction Scam &amp; Sea Ice Dynamics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite climate model predictions that Emperor Penguins face imminent extinction due to rising CO2, observations and scientific evidence reveal Emperors are thriving and increasing, as sea ice and Antarctic temperatures are behaving the opposite of model predictions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Steele is Director emeritus of San Francisco State University\u2019s Sierra Nevada Field Campus, authored Landscapes and Cycles: An Environmentalist\u2019s Journey to Climate Skepticism, and proud member of CO2 Coalition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LJHRkYCSJWI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">via <strong><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Watts Up With That?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ift.tt\/3AZYh49\">https:\/\/ift.tt\/3AZYh49<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 1, 2021&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Steele The Emperor Penguin Extinction Scam &amp; 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