Prague, May 2007: I’m enjoying this ancient, Central European city and its parks, food and people with my dad and his buddy, but most of all I am reading The Swarm by Frank Schätzing ten or maybe 15 hours a day. Because it’s such a fascinating novel. Frank tells a fabulous story, as you can …
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First 1–Week Melt in the Arctic
January 28th to February 3rd saw the first 1–week melt or compaction of sea ice in the 2019 Arctic. That is, the sea ice extent reported by JAXA was lower than 7 days before for the first time this year, be it primarily due to wind or actual melting of ice. Arguably, every single day …
10–Year Challenge: Arctic Sea Ice
There’s been an ice meme gone viral, comparing apples to oranges, or rather land ice in Antarctica to sea ice in the Arctic, fooling and confusing everyone (see way below). So here’s a true 10–Year Challenge comparison for Arctic Sea Ice volume only. Q: Where’s the data source for this plot?A: Here: http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/data/Q: How can anyone …
“A Terrifying 12 Years”
Excerpt from Dahr Jamail’s op–ed “A Planet in Crisis: The Heat’s on Us“. Dahr’s new book was published earlier this week (and will be available in e–book formats early next week), titled “The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption”. In October 2018, 15 months after Jirinec’s words …
First 2–Day Melt in the Arctic
January 11th to 12th saw the first 2–day melt or compaction of sea ice in the 2019 Arctic. That is, the sea ice extent reported by JAXA was down two days in a row for the first time this year, be it primarily due to wind or actual melting of ice. Arguably, every single day …
First Melt in the Arctic?
January 11th saw the first melt or compaction of sea ice in the 2019 Arctic. That is, the sea ice extent reported by JAXA was down for the first time this year, be it primarily due to wind or actual melting of ice. Arguably, every single day of the year contains a combination of melt …
Year-To-Date Average Sea Ice Extent
With 2018 just ending at a 2nd lowest average for the year for Arctic sea ice extent, now we have the first week of 2019 in the database, and the new year–to–date average is at 12.55 million km², which is only the 8th lowest on record. But remember these are still early days, literally, and …
2018 Arctic Sea Ice Final Scores
JAXA confirms 2018 Arctic Sea Ice extent came in 2nd lowest on record. JAXA is the Japanese NASA, or Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and their sea ice cover measurement service is widely considered to be the most accurate on the planet for Arctic sea ice extent. Their lowest year on record was 2016. Because of …
2016–18 Top 3 Lowest Years for Sea Ice Extent
The 3 latest years were also the 3 lowest years in the Arctic for sea ice extent. Extent is the general area covered with 15 to 100% on the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
2018 Average Sea Ice Volume: 5th Lowest
2018 sea ice volume was 5th lowest on record. After 2017, 2012, 2016 & 2011. Q: Where’s the data source for this plot?A: Here: http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/data/Q: How can anyone make a year-to-date average graph?A: Easy. Use a computer. Add all the ice for every day so far this year, divide by the number of days.Q: Why would …