On Sunday evening, the legendary BBC presenter took viewers to the southernmost continent for the first episode of “Seven Wolds, One Planet.” Now 93, Sir David emphasised the shocking effects human beings are having on this untouched frozen desert by contributing to global warming. He revealed how the population of albatross – large seabirds that live in cold conditions – has more than halved in 15 years.
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpre ... fake-news/Sea surface temperatures there have actually been dropping since the 1980s, and are no higher now than in the 19thC.
And as any half competent meteorologist could have told him, global warming should in theory lead to weaker extratropical storms, not stronger. This is because of the poles warming faster than the tropics, thus reducing the temperature differentials which affect the strength of storms.
HH Lamb was always very clear on this and found that storms in the Little Ice Age tended to be more powerful than now.
As for those poor albatross, bird experts could have told him that their decline is due to industrial fishing and not global warming. Indeed, the Guardian ran an article earlier this year, describing the problem:
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02 Nov 2019, 7:00 pm
