From San Diego State University and the “say anything to support the cause” department, comes this press release written by a fellow who obviously does not understand what it means…
Category: Arctic
Inconvenient: Record Arctic Sea Ice Growth In September
History Keeps Proving Prophets Of Eco-Apocalypse Wrong Source data: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/data/ Since hitting its earliest minimum extent since 1997, Arctic sea ice has been expanding at a phenomenal rate. Already it is…
Arctic ice – a historical viewpoint
Guest essay by Roger Graves The subject of the extent of Arctic ice cover has been much in the news, with an apparently unending series of attempts to predict its…
Discrepancy in NSIDC press release vs. data puts turning point for end of Arctic ice melt 3 days earlier
Yesterday, as covered by WUWT, NSIDC announced that Arctic sea ice melt had turned the corner on September 10th with a value of 4.14 million square kilometers: Source: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2016/09/2016-ties-with-2007-for-second-lowest-arctic-sea-ice-minimum/ XMETMAN writes of…
NSIDC: 2016 ties with 2007 for second lowest Arctic sea ice minimum
As WUWT first reported yesterday, Arctic sea ice has reached the minimum and turned the corner. This press release from NSIDC today updates the date and minimum extent value. BOULDER,…
Arctic sea ice melt has turned the corner
I almost called this yesterday, but I needed more data to be sure. All of the data I’ve looked at agrees, Arctic sea ice is now on the upswing, and…
Joe Romm bombs again – fails to check history on Arctic icebreaker claims
First, let’s get one thing clear, Joe Romm of the Center for American progress is paid to write stuff with headlines like this: Arctic death spiral: Icebreakers reach North Pole…
NSIDC: 'two very strong storms' failed to make a repeat of 2012 record low Arctic sea ice extent
Despite a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth by Dr. Peter Wadhams, there’s still no joy in mudville for Arctic sea ice doomsters.From NSIDC: Arctic sea ice nears its minimum…
The 'Great Arctic Cyclone of 2016' turned out to be not so great for sea ice doomsters
Last week I mentioned how WeatherUnderground was touting the ‘Great Arctic Cyclone of 2016’ as being a repeat of the ice crusher cyclone in the summer of 2012. People that want…
NASA: '…highly unlikely that this year's summertime sea ice minimum extent will set a new record'
From Walt Meier at NASA Goddard: This year’s melt season in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas started with a bang, with a record low maximum extent in March and…
Another Arctic cyclone 'may' cause a repeat of 2012 sea ice low
Over at Weather Underground there has been quite a bit of interest in an Arctic Cyclone that might cause a repeat of record low sea ice extent seen in 2012.…
Interesting and positive changes in Arctic sea ice volume
Are we seeing an Arctic change? Three out of the four most recent years show increase in ice volume not seen since 2003. Guest essay by Frank Lansner DMI publishes daily…
Professor Peter Wadhams will not bet on his own sea-ice predictions
Remember back in September 2012 Professor Peter Wadhams famously said that Arctic sea ice would disappear within four years? He also had another prediction in 2013, saying that due to…
New Nuclear Icebreaker Extends Russian Arctic Dominance
Guest essay by Eric Worrall While the US languishes in the shallows with two fossil fuel powered Icebreakers, Russia has just launched its 39th active icebreaker, its sixth nuclear powered…
And yet another unaccounted for climate variable: snow algae accelerates melting of Arctic glaciers
Earlier, we published a story about how clouds near airplane contrails get brighter, reflecting more solar radiation to space. Now, on the surface, this new study says that Arctic glaciers…
New AGU study negates the climate 'methane emergency' in Alaska
One of the most “out there” climate activist groups is the Arctic Methane Emergency Group, a collection of luminary scientists who are convinced we are on a one-way trip to…
Arctic sea ice sets new record low for May
From NSIDC: Daily Arctic sea ice extents for May 2016 tracked two to four weeks ahead of levels seen in 2012, which had the lowest September extent in the satellite…
Desperate Claim: Greenland's 2015 melt records consistent with 'Arctic amplification'
From Columbia University and the “any weather event is now proof of global warming” department comes this reach of a paper trying to claim that a northern jet stream excursion…
Another benefit of climate change? NASA says the Arctic is 'greening'
NASA studies details of a greening Arctic From the NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER The northern reaches of North America are getting greener, according to a NASA study that provides the…
Surprise finding: Arctic Ocean methane does not reach the atmosphere
From the CAGE – CENTER FOR ARCTIC GAS HYDRATE, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT and the cancel the “methane time bomb” department comes this surprising finding: 250 methane flares release the climate gas…
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