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 …
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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 …
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 …