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by Yetanfou 2459 days ago
Glaciers always melt from the bottom (or at least appear to do so) since that is where the water goes. Parts of Greenland's glaciers are actually growing [1].

Here's a strange fact: the last 5 years are only the hottest on record when compared to recent historical temperature data. Compared to previous historical temperature data (over the same period) the last 5 years are comparable to but not as extreme as the hot period in the mid-30's. This discrepancy started when meteorological institutions in parts of the world started 'correcting' their historical temperature records. The claimed reason for these corrections - which lower past temperatures while raising recent ones - is that they are necessary to make historical measurements comparable to recent and current ones. This claim has been tested and found wanting in the case of the Dutch meteorological office, KNMI [2 (in Dutch)]. NOAA in the US does the same type of corrections which are being criticised for being excessive but I have not yet found an impartial and detailed report laying out where exactly they went wrong.

Finally: Tuvalu is growing, not sinking [3].

[1] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/one-p...

[2] https://klimaatgek.nl/document/De%20homogenisatie%20van%20De...

[3] https://phys.org/news/2018-02-pacific-nation-bigger.html