Gavin Ran Out Of Blue Crayon

Gavin used to think Antarctica was cooling, until he lost his blue crayon.

Before crayon loss in 2004

Shindell and Schmidt 2004
Shindell, D.T., and G.A. Schmidt 2004. Southern Hemisphere climate response to ozone changes and greenhouse gas increases. Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, L18209, doi:10.1029/2004GL020724.

While most of the Earth warmed rapidly during recent decades, surface temperatures decreased significantly over most of Antarctica.

Pubs.GISS: Abstract of Shindell and Schmidt 2004

SVS Animation 3188 – Antarctic Heating and Cooling Trends

After crayon loss in 2006

Disintegration: Antarctic Warming Claims Another Ice Shelf : Feature Articles