51. The Antarctic should not be so much colder than the Arctic on a spherical Earth
“Antarctica is by far the coldest place on Earth with an average annual temperature of approximately -57 degrees Fahrenheit, and a record low of -135.8! The average annual temperature at the North Pole, however, is a comparatively warm 4 degrees. Throughout the year, temperatures in the Antarctic vary less than half the amount at comparable Arctic latitudes. The Northern Arctic region enjoys moderately warm summers and manageable winters, whereas the Southern Antarctic region never even warms enough to melt the perpetual snow and ice. On a tilting, wobbling, ball-Earth spinning uniformly around the Sun, Arctic and Antarctic temperatures and seasons should not vary so greatly.”
Dubay's assertion that the Arctic and Antarctic should be similar on a spherical Earth is nonsense.
The Arctic has no land beneath it, it is ice floating on water. The Antarctic in contrast is ice sitting on-top of land. The ocean retains heat better than land, so the ocean below and surrounding the Arctic never falls below -2 degrees. The Antarctic does not have this same reservoir of heat so the atmosphere is consequently colder.
In addition the Antarctic has the highest average altitude of all the continents on Earth ...7500 feet or 1.4 miles above sea level, while the Arctic is on average only 2m above sea level. Temperature falls as altitude increases at a rate of about 1 degree per 100m.
So all is explained without having to resort to the Earth being flat. Also note that Dubay makes no attempt to explain why he thinks a flat Earth would result in a colder Antarctic so he can hardly claim that it fits the facts better.
See: www.coolantarctic.com
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Dubay's assertion that the Arctic and Antarctic should be similar on a spherical Earth is nonsense.
The Arctic has no land beneath it, it is ice floating on water. The Antarctic in contrast is ice sitting on-top of land. The ocean retains heat better than land, so the ocean below and surrounding the Arctic never falls below -2 degrees. The Antarctic does not have this same reservoir of heat so the atmosphere is consequently colder.
In addition the Antarctic has the highest average altitude of all the continents on Earth ...7500 feet or 1.4 miles above sea level, while the Arctic is on average only 2m above sea level. Temperature falls as altitude increases at a rate of about 1 degree per 100m.
So all is explained without having to resort to the Earth being flat. Also note that Dubay makes no attempt to explain why he thinks a flat Earth would result in a colder Antarctic so he can hardly claim that it fits the facts better.
See: www.coolantarctic.com
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