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Default I thought they were supposed to be melting?

On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 11:54:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Nov 5, 8:12*am, iBoaterer wrote:
In article 3047049c-3cfa-4006-92f6-6fb2727f41a4
@bq8g2000vbb.googlegroups.com, says...



http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nati...ve-new-iceberg...


Huh? whadda you know?


Tim surely you're not using this to suggest that global warming isn't
happening, are you?


I dunno. I'd always thought that glaciers and giant ice shelves were
melting away because the earth was getting warmer, then you hear about
a massive chunk of ice forming and....

I know we had a decent frost last night, but it's November, we're
supposed to have a decent frost last night.


The article says the calving has nothing to do with global warming.

"The formation of an iceberg is called "calving," and while it's a semi-regular event -- and likely
not related to global warming -- it's still pretty cool."

I'm surprised the LA Times didn't blame it on global warming and ask everyone to send more money to
Al Gore.