"Intelligence to grasp what is happening" - A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/they-cant-even-fight-against-a-breeze-much-less-climate-change/

They Can’t Even Fight Against A Breeze, Much Less Climate Change

Posted on July 23, 2013by stevengoddard

Always amazing to see the disconnect between lefties and reality.

Leaving family to pursue this expedition

I decided to undertake this expedition because by doing it myself and my teammates can make a strong statement in the battle against climate change

Leaving family to pursue this expedition – MainStream Last First

For the past couple of weeks they have been complaining that they can’t row against a localized wind. But they think they can change the climate.

Odyessus spent decades lost on his boat because of his arrogance, and the gods didn’t let him return to his family until he acknowledged that he was not in control.

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http://mainstreamlastfirst.com/leaving-family-to-pursue-this-expedition/

22 JUL '13

LEAVING FAMILY TO PURSUE THIS EXPEDITION

Posted By mainstream |

This is my first expedition where my two daughters fully grasp what their daddy is up to. Leaving them is the hardest thing for me and the one I reflect on the most. Being away from my kids for any length of time is difficult but, up here, in one of the remotest and hostile environments on earth, it really weighs heavily on my mind.

I decided to undertake this expedition because by doing it myself and my teammates can make a strong statement in the battle against climate change. Doing it is very important to me. It’s far easier for me to explain this to my girls, that I acted on my passions, than to lament to them that I didn’t act on my passions because of them.

It’s been a struggle over the last couple weeks for our team but we’re all fully in the moment, thoroughly enjoying the experience. Reading the myriad of comments being posted on various forums and social media about the expedition – both positive and negative – we know we’re reaching people and sharing our message. Disparaging comments are as valuable as supportive ones as they raise questions and encourage dialogue and debate.

The fragility of the arctic environment can’t be overstated. It needs to be protected.

“A more productive, certainly more engaging view, is that we have the intelligence to grasp what is happening, the composure not to be intimidated by its complexity, and the courage to take steps that may bear no fruit in our lifetimes.“ – Barry Lopez

- Kevin

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KEVIN,

YOUR WEBSITE REPORTS THE "ARCTIC JOULE" POSITION AS... 70.06N -128.41W (Cape Bathurst just above the placard)

WHAT DOES YOUR BLOG PICTURE ABOVE TELL YOU? 

RE-READ THE ABOVE BARRY LOPEZ (ARCTIC DREAMS?) QUOTE.

HAVE YOU LEARNED TO INTERPRET YOUR ARCTIC OBSERVATIONS FROM YOUR BRIEF MONTH OF "ARCTIC JOULE" TIME IN THE ARCTIC? IF YOU REALLY READ 'ARCTIC DREAMS' YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US A FEW OF THE ARCTIC INTERPRETATIONS. THE PICTURE ABOVE IS A CRITICAL ONE TO SURVIVAL IN THE ARCTIC... ESPECIALLY IN A BOAT. 

WE KNOW YOU HAVE REMOTE WEATHER FORECASTERS SUPPORTING THE 'EXPEDITION' FROM SHORE.  WHAT INFORMATIONS HAVE THEY PROVIDED THE EXPEDITION TODAY? IN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS?

DID YOU RECEIVED AN ICE CHART? LOOKS LIKE THIS...

OR MAYBE THIS...

AND DID YOU RECEIVE THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AREA WHICH FOLLOWS...

http://weather.gc.ca/marine/index_e.html

http://weather.gc.ca/marine/marine_bulletins_e.html?Bulletin=fqcn14.cwnt

Marine Forecasts for the Western Arctic Waterway

Baillie.

Wind south 15 knots becoming northwest 15 this morning then
 diminishing to light near noon. Wind increasing to west 15 this
 afternoon then backing to southwest 20 early this evening. Wind
 veering to west 15 near midnight then diminishing to light Wednesday
 morning. Wind becoming west 15 Wednesday evening. A few showers
 ending this morning. Rain tonight and Wednesday morning. Fog late
 this afternoon. Temperatures plus 4 falling to zero near noon
 Wednesday.

Ice Forecasts for Western and Central Arctic
http://weather.gc.ca/marine/marine_bulletins_e.html?Bulletin=ficn14.cwis

Baillie - eastern half.
4 tenths of first-year ice.

Baillie - western half.
Open water except 3 tenths of first-year ice including a trace of old
ice in the northern section.

(DON'T WORRY - EVEN THE CANADA ICE SERVICE GETS SIMPLE DIRECTIONS LIKE WEST AND EAST CONFUSED... AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SEE THE ICE EDGE IS IN THE FORECAST REGION... UNDOUBTEDLY THE FORECASTER WAS OUT ON SICK LEAVE AND SOMEONE LESS EXPERIENCED DROPPED THE BALL - NO ONE TAKES ALL OF THIS FORECASTING SERIOUS DO THEY?  THEY EVEN CONFUSE ALASKA WITH CANADA AT TIMES... SO JUST ROLL WITH IT... THEY DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THE PAST YEARS OF POINTING OUT THE ERRORS AND PROBLEMS.)

Thank you for sending your message to Environment Canada and bringing this error to our attention.  I will report it to our web developers for correction.

    Best regards,

Meteorological Inquiry Specialist
MSC National Inquiry Response Team ISO 9001:2008
Environment Canada

AND BY CHANCE HAS YOUR SHORE SUPPORT CREW OFFERED MORE CRITICAL ANALYSIS - LIKE FROM THE NAVY?  HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF FORECAST ICE MOVEMENT - 24TH, 26TH, AND 28TH...  OUCH!

AND I'D SUGGEST THIS FORECAST FOR 20130725:

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT KEVIN... GET IT?  THE ABOVE PICTURES ARE WORTH THOUSANDS OF WORDS...

YOUR EXPEDITION IS ABOUT TO GET HIT WITH AN ARCTIC STORM... YOUR PRESENT POSITION IS EXTREMELY LIKELY TO BE POUNDED... WITH ALL THE ARCTIC HAS... WIND, WAVES, COLD, PRECIPITATION AND DO NOT FORGET THE ICE...

YOU HAVE ONLY A HAND FULL OF DAYS TO SEEK A SAFE HARBOR...

TO BE FOREWARNED IS TO BE PREPARED.