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This is a well-written article:
"Vanishing Arctic ice is the planet's white flag of surrender"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2012/sep/14/arctic-sea-ice-climate-change
Commented Sep 15, 2012 on Minimum open thread at Arctic Sea Ice
Minimum open thread
The reports of my return are greatly exaggerated. I'm still at my holiday address, on the wretched 56K modem. As I'm going to be realy offline now for 2-3 days to visit my 97 year old grandfather and his 400 litre wine cask, I thought an open thread would be a good idea. Can we start speculatin...
Have you seen this?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/sep/13/less-arctic-sea-ice-satellites
"Is there even less Arctic sea ice than the satellites show? Only 350 miles from the north pole, possibly 50% of the sea is covered in ice, yet data says there is ice cover at this latitude"
Commented Sep 14, 2012 on Minimum open thread at Arctic Sea Ice
Minimum open thread
The reports of my return are greatly exaggerated. I'm still at my holiday address, on the wretched 56K modem. As I'm going to be realy offline now for 2-3 days to visit my 97 year old grandfather and his 400 litre wine cask, I thought an open thread would be a good idea. Can we start speculatin...
Artful Dodger:
It looks like Healy is in Mediterranean Sea :)
Commented Sep 7, 2012 on Record dominoes 8: NSIDC daily sea ice extent at Arctic Sea Ice
Record dominoes 8: NSIDC daily sea ice extent
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. -...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19496674
"Arctic ice melt like adding 20 years of CO2 emissions"
Commented Sep 5, 2012 on Arctic Basin SIA dips below 2 million km2 at Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic Basin SIA dips below 2 million km2
The record for the most important region on the Cryosphere Today regional sea ice graphs page was broken 2 weeks ago. But it didn't stop there. In fact, it hasn't stopped yet. It seems the plateau since 2007 was short-lived:
North pole webcam 2 shows big area of open water:
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/NPEO2012/18.jpg
Commented Sep 2, 2012 on Record dominoes 6: IJIS sea ice extent at Arctic Sea Ice
Record dominoes 6: IJIS sea ice extent
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. -...
Here is full text of another paper in Nature Geoscience:
http://www.caymaninstitute.org.ky/pdf/carlson_nat_geo_2012_deglac-1.pdf
Let me know, what you think...I havent read it yet, but abstract looks pretty dramatic...
Commented Aug 31, 2012 on Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold at Arctic Sea Ice
Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold
The sea ice is leaving us a bit more every year. It's time to start contemplating its absence, which is why I teamed up with Kevin McKinney to write an extended version of the shorter piece you might see pop up here and there. Because you know, disappearing sea ice isn't without consequences. An...
This issue of Nature Geoscience has some very interesting articles, for example:
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v5/n9/full/ngeo1574.html?WT.ec_id=NGEO-201209
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v5/n9/full/ngeo1528.html?WT.ec_id=NGEO-201209
Some citations:
"Past transitions from glacial to interglacial climates have not been smooth. It would be wise to prepare for similarly sudden episodes of ice loss in future climate changes."
"Post-glacial sea-level rise followed an uneven trajectory. Against a background of a gradually rising waters, several distinct meltwater pulses, presumably from sudden partial ice-sheet collapses, pushed sea level up tens of metres within a few centuries. Synthesizing work on the past two glacial terminations, Carlson and Winsor (607) argue that rapid disintegration events are a hallmark of ice sheets that reach the ocean, whereas ice sheets that terminate on land have melted more steadily as more solar radiation reached them."
Commented Aug 31, 2012 on Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold at Arctic Sea Ice
Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold
The sea ice is leaving us a bit more every year. It's time to start contemplating its absence, which is why I teamed up with Kevin McKinney to write an extended version of the shorter piece you might see pop up here and there. Because you know, disappearing sea ice isn't without consequences. An...
Superman,
i agree with you. I personally don´t understand, how anyone can predict Arctic ice will last 20 more years. I think current speed of melting suggests Arctic will be ice free in 5 years maximum.
(sorry for my bad english)
Commented Aug 30, 2012 on Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold at Arctic Sea Ice
Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold
The sea ice is leaving us a bit more every year. It's time to start contemplating its absence, which is why I teamed up with Kevin McKinney to write an extended version of the shorter piece you might see pop up here and there. Because you know, disappearing sea ice isn't without consequences. An...
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-climate-arctic-idINBRE87T0LH20120830
Interesting article: Arctic summer sea ice might thaw by 2015 - or linger for decades
Commented Aug 30, 2012 on Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold at Arctic Sea Ice
Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold
The sea ice is leaving us a bit more every year. It's time to start contemplating its absence, which is why I teamed up with Kevin McKinney to write an extended version of the shorter piece you might see pop up here and there. Because you know, disappearing sea ice isn't without consequences. An...
It looks like for DMI melt season already ended:
http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php
Commented Aug 30, 2012 on ASI 2012 update 10: (wh)at a loss at Arctic Sea Ice
ASI 2012 update 10: (wh)at a loss
During the melting season I'm writing (bi-)weekly updates on the current situation with regards to Arctic sea ice (ASI). Central to these updates are the daily IJIS sea ice extent (SIE) and Cryosphere Today sea ice area (SIA) numbers, which I compare to data from the 2005-2011 period (NSIDC h...
So, if i see correctly, that means 132 500 km drop? That´s unbelievable..
Commented Aug 29, 2012 on Record dominoes 6: IJIS sea ice extent at Arctic Sea Ice
Record dominoes 6: IJIS sea ice extent
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. -...
Interesting video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPNKXGIyQlc
"UD scientist sees Arctic ice loss firsthand"
Commented Aug 28, 2012 on Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold at Arctic Sea Ice
Why Arctic sea ice shouldn't leave anyone cold
The sea ice is leaving us a bit more every year. It's time to start contemplating its absence, which is why I teamed up with Kevin McKinney to write an extended version of the shorter piece you might see pop up here and there. Because you know, disappearing sea ice isn't without consequences. An...
So, if we continue to lose every day 95k one more month, we could be basically ice free by the end of the melt season...is it possible?
Commented Aug 25, 2012 on Record dominoes 5: Arctic Basin sea ice area at Arctic Sea Ice
Record dominoes 5: Arctic Basin sea ice area
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. -...
http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php
DMI continuing free fall...
Commented Aug 24, 2012 on Record dominoes 5: Arctic Basin sea ice area at Arctic Sea Ice
Record dominoes 5: Arctic Basin sea ice area
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. -...
JAXA SIE: 4333281
Wow...
Commented Aug 23, 2012 on Record dominoes 4: DMI sea ice extent at Arctic Sea Ice
Record dominoes 4: DMI sea ice extent
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. -...
Interesting:
http://polarmet35.mps.ohio-state.edu/albedo/0-3200m_Greenland_Ice_Sheet_Reflectivity_Byrd_Polar_Research_Center.png
Greenland Ice Sheet Albedo
Commented Aug 9, 2012 on Further detachment at Arctic Sea Ice
Further detachment
This isn't an official Arctic summer storm (ASS) update, but it comes damn close to one. The thing is that the last domino hasn't fallen yet, as the storm is still there, though less powerful. In yesterday's Arctic storm update I mentioned how a large swathe of ice floes had almost detached itse...
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