National Geographic Stumbles Again

When National Geographic gets away from photoessays and tries to do science, it usually takes the form of an agenda-laden slice to the far Left. Thanks to Ed Morrissey at hotair.com for this comparison:

National Geographic in summer 2008:

"Arctic warming has become so dramatic that the North Pole may melt this summer, report scientists studying the effects of climate change in the field.

“We’re actually projecting this year that the North Pole may be free of ice for the first time [in history],” David Barber, of the University of Manitoba, told National Geographic News aboard the C.C.G.S. Amundsen, a Canadian research icebreaker. …

But this summer’s forecast—and unusual early melting events all around the Arctic—serve as a dire warning of how quickly the polar regions are being affected by
climate change.

National Geographic this week:

"This year’s cooler-than-expected summer means the Arctic probably won’t experience ice-free summers until 2030 or 2040, scientists say.

Some models had previously predicted that the Arctic could be ice free in summer by as soon as 2013, due to rising temperatures from global warming."

Cooler than expected?? The models obviously have gaping flaws, having predicted the opposite from what actually happened. And National Geographic should go back to photos of frogs and leave the politically tinged science alone.