Rapidly growing 'Seal' over Arctic OceanArctic sea ice extent and especially concentration are now growing rapidly, as illustrated by the Naval Research Lab animation on the right.This means that the sea ice is effectively sealing off the water...
Arctic Sea Ice 2015 - Update 10
It looks like sea ice has passed its minimum extent for the year 2015, as illustrated by the image below. There are some differences between the various websites measuring extent, such as to whether the 2015 low was the third or fourth lowest....
August 2015 Had Highest Sea Surface Temperature on Record
Across the oceans, the August 2015 globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 0.78°C (1.40°F) above the 20th century average—the highest temperature for any month in the 1880–2015 record. NOAA analysis further shows that in August 2015, the...
Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Threatens - Update 9
The image below shows that Arctic sea ice had reached a level of 4.45 million square kilometers on September 16, 2015 (end of dark blue line at center of image).NSIDC has meanwhile called the 2015 minimum, but the first sentence of their...
Looking Back: August
From here on out, this space will be called the "looking back" space. Before I go on, I am looking forward to Fall! Okay, now I am not just all about looking back. August is always a busy month: Last year I studied for and passed a licensing exam,...
3.27°C warmer by 2030?
Will it be 3.27°C warmer by the year 2030?In December 2015, world delegates will descend on Paris to ensure that global warming will not cross the guardrail of 2°C above pre-industrial levels. [ click on images to enlarge them ]In a way,...
Arctic Sea Ice Collapse Threatens - Update 8
The image below, from Arctic-roos.org, shows Arctic sea ice extent up to September 6, 2015.Editorial note: The dramatic drop in sea ice extent shown on the image below turns out to be an error. The website at Arctic-roos.org is being updated and...
Methane Monster II ~ Demise of the Arctic
Presentation by Jennifer Hynes on runaway feedbacks in the Arctic and the resulting threat of near-term human extinction. At youtube.com/watch?t=309&v=L19JBY0kNmoThere are links to the transcript and to the complete set of slides of the...
As 2015 smashes temperature records, it's hotter than you think
by David SprattSpanish versionThere is an El Niño in full swing which helps push average global temperatures higher, and records are being broken, but just how hot is it? For several years, we have heard that global warming has pushed temperatures...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
