Category Archives: Blue Ocean Event

#GoodHopeModel September 18: Our first ½ year long Arctic Blue Ocean Event could come as early as 2024–35. No sea ice for 6 months, in as little as 5–16 years? You can learn more about the Good Hope Model on YouTube: For some of the consequences of a summer half year Blue Ocean Event, press …

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This week we’ll likely go below 4 million km² for the first time since 2012, but let’s not forget we beat 2016 on Sunday! 2019 Arctic sea ice minimum is officially 2nd lowest on record. UPDATE Sep 17: UPDATE Sep 18: UPDATE Sep 19: Due in large part to ongoing Collapse of Arctic Sea Ice …

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2019 was only the 2nd year on record to go below 4 thousand km³. Chart shows we could still beat 2012! More on this in my Sep 26 Season Summary video for the Arctic sea ice. UPDATE Sep 15: On the 15th, sea ice volume continued to drop according to the Frozen Earth Algorithm, and …

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Arctic sea ice extent meltdown has come 77% of the way from Winter Maximum to a Blue Ocean Event per September 11th. The lowest extent year ever, 2016, for comparison, was at 76%. Due in large part to ongoing Collapse of Arctic Sea Ice our Frozen Earth is Going South.

Arctic sea ice volume meltdown has come 86% of the way from Winter Maximum to a Blue Ocean Event per September 10th. The lowest volume year ever, 2017, for comparison, was at 82%. Due in large part to ongoing Collapse of Arctic Sea Ice our Frozen Earth is Going South.

#GoodHopeModel September 9: Our first ½ year long Arctic Blue Ocean Event could come as early as 2024–35. No sea ice for 6 months, in as little as 5–16 years? You can learn more about the Good Hope Model on YouTube: For some of the consequences of a summer half year Blue Ocean Event, press …

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5 days before August was over, daily Arctic sea ice volume was already lower than the September minimums of 39 years; 1979–2011 + 2013–18, with about 20 more melt days to go. 2019 Melt Season average is 2nd lowest. Ten–Year Trend though, is still very stubbornly all–time low. Due in large part to ongoing Collapse …

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Arctic sea ice volume went below 6 thousand km³ record early (just as for 10, 9, 8 & 7). But this chart shows we didn’t quite manage to beat the 2012 record for first below 5, or 4. Due in large part to ongoing Collapse of Arctic Sea Ice our Frozen Earth is Going South.

Arctic sea ice extent went below 6 million km² during July for the first time on record, yet 2012 was first below 5. Chart shows 2012 as lowest in August, but 2019 extent may still plunge after the recent cyclones. Due in large part to ongoing Collapse of Arctic Sea Ice our Frozen Earth is …

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