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I have not commented for a few years but I have been reading. Calling Chris R an alarmists made me laugh out loud. For a long time Chris has been the most conservative commenter here.
Thanks, Neven, for shutting down the Cincy noise. No signal there.
Commented May 13, 2015 on 2014/2015 Winter analysis at Arctic Sea Ice
2014/2015 Winter analysis
If you want to know where you're going, it helps to know where you're coming from. This also goes for Arctic sea ice. Even though the long-term trend is down, it's difficult to tell what will happen in any given melting season. Two things can help us get an idea: initial sea ice state and subse...
L. Hamilton
"webcam 1 has tipped over."
Or was it pushed?
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/NPEO2013/WEBCAM1/ARCHIVE/npeo_cam1_20130805200420.jpg
Commented Aug 9, 2013 on Third storm at Arctic Sea Ice
Third storm
Are we getting used to this? After the persistent cyclone in May and June, and the spiffy, but short-lived cyclone of two weeks ago, the Arctic is visited by yet another intense storm that goes below 980 hPa. In fact, according to Environment Canada it is currently at 976 hPa, which is lower tha...
What are being called arms look more like toes to me with two already broken off and the remaining two being crushed. Looks painful.
Commented Aug 20, 2012 on Arctic Ocean Circulation - Mixing - Effect on Ice at Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic Ocean Circulation - Mixing - Effect on Ice
There is a lot of information on Arctic Ocean Circulation available via a google search. Much of it is prior to the 2007 minimum and most does not provide for comments as we get here in the Arctic Sea Ice blog. As the Sun dips below the horizon, we are about two months past the northern Summer S...
Instead of more efficient wood stoves, how about solar cookers (http://solarcooking.org/) that use no wood? They appear to involved in Dafur as well by supplying CooKits so refugees can build their own cookers.
Commented Oct 9, 2011 on Donations at Arctic Sea Ice
Donations
This post has taken me a bit longer than anticipated, because I really had a hard time picking a suitable island in the South Pacific to be bought with the donations that came in through the tip jar. But then I had a streak of conscience and ahem, realized I don't want to be on an island in th...
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