Great post at WUWT, mocking the Warmunists’ headline Antarctica has lost about 3 trillion metric tons of ice since 1992
That’s really scary sounding, unless you have numeracy.
That 3 trillion tons of ice means that 99.989% of the ice remains. And that rounds to 100% — unless you are trying to scare people. Then you don’t tell them that.
Good News! 99.989% of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Didn’t Melt!
Guest lampooning by David Middleton 99.989% rounds up to 100%. This is fantastic news… Unless you’re a Warmunist. Fortunately for Warmunists, Science News tailors their headlines to your preferences… BY LAUREL HAMERS 1:23PM, JUNE 13, 2018 Antarctica is losing ice at an increasingly rapid pace.