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 …

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 …