Trump’s view that ice caps are ‘setting records’ baffles scientists

Trump "was careful to say 'setting records' and not specify whether those are record highs or lows," one scientist observed.

By Alister Doyle, Reuters January 30, 2018
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OSLO — Scientists puzzled on Monday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that ice caps are “setting records” when much of the world’s ice from the Alps to the Andes is melting amid global warming.

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