B] they hope: no white ice to reflect the sunlight = small warming, to get them out of trouble. (climate-resistance.org)
For 1997 - 2012 these data show a relatively small warming trend of only 0.05 °C per decade — which has often been misleadingly called a «warming pause». (realclimate.org)
«It is striking to see how a seemingly small warming of only 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit can have such a large impact on melt rates in west Greenland,» said Graeter. (sciencedaily.com)