50 “If the Earth were truly a globe, the Arctic
and Antarctic polar regions and areas of comparable latitude North and South of
the equator should share similar conditions and characteristics such as
comparable temperatures, seasonal changes, length of daylight, plant and animal
life. In reality, however, the Arctic/Antarctic regions and areas of comparable
latitude North/South of the equator differ greatly in many ways entirely
inconsistent with the ball model and entirely consistent with the flat model.”
The basic reason why the Artic and
Antarctic are different is because the Arctic is mainly an area of sea covered
with ice, while the Antarctic is a huge area of land covered with ice.
Not surprisingly, this makes a big
difference! For one thing, much more of the ice melts in the Arctic summer than
in the Antarctic summer, since it floats in the relatively warm sea water. Now
white ice reflects more of the sun’s light and heat back into space, , so the
wider expanses of ice in the Antarctica
reduce the temperatures further.
Land loses heat faster than water
does. As a result, the Arctic which is mostly the Arctic Ocean, loses heat the
least fast. Antarctica, mostly land, loses it faster.
There's another reason: Antarctic is a huge high altitude land mass, most of which is 8000 ft or more. Naturally this has the same effect as in other high land areas; it is much colder than the Arctic, which is mostly frozen sea and so, naturally, is near sea level.
See this video clip on that last point:
There's another reason: Antarctic is a huge high altitude land mass, most of which is 8000 ft or more. Naturally this has the same effect as in other high land areas; it is much colder than the Arctic, which is mostly frozen sea and so, naturally, is near sea level.
See this video clip on that last point:
Try Googling “why is arctic and antarctic climate so different”
Here’s a few useful links
This and similar effects explain
the next few points too, so I won’t labour the point. But Mr Dubay seems to
think that it’s a problem for science that different regions at the same
latitude have different climates.
Well, latitude and the resulting
amount of sun received is only one factor. Different shapes of land and sea
affect winds and sea currents for instance.
The UK where I live is on about the
same latitude as Nova Scotia, but is much warmer. Presumably Mr Dubay thinks
that is evidence for a Flat Earth? Yet there is a straightforward and very well
known reason; the UK is in the path of the gulf stream, a huge flow of warm
water starting in the Caribbean. Nova Scotia has no similar stream of warm water
nearby.
In point 56 Mr Dubay makes claims
about where we should be able to see the midnight sun. He says we should only
sea it at the North Pole, and not in the surrounding regions. But again he
gives no reasons to believe this, quotes no sources of evidence, shows no
calculation, and makes nonsense claims.
He gives no evidence for his claim.
It might be worth calculating
exactly where we should see the midnight sun, and checking where really we do.
Maybe later, or you could check this for yourself. You will see that the facts
that Mr Dubay claims are unreliable, and since he provides no sources or
evidence, this one isn’t a proof of anything at all!
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