Guest post by David Middleton Anthony recently posted an excellent Arctic sea ice analysis by Ron Clutz. In a similar vein, I decided to look at Arctic sea ice from…
Category: Sea ice
Analysis suggests Arctic sea ice is more stable than thought
Yesterday, I pointed out that despite predictions of an “ice-free summer” in the Arctic by now, Arctic sea ice continues to defy such predictions and ended the 2018 melt season…
Arctic sea ice melt has turned the corner for 2018
Greg Goodman writes in to WUWT tips and notes: Arctic sea ice minimum – this years 19/20th Sept at 4.594 million sq/km Source: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph/ Not surprising that MSM has gone schtum…
Arctic Sea Ice not cooperating with doomsday climate predictions
This year’s Arctic sea ice minimum is just a few days away, but it isn’t going to be a new record low, in fact, it’s likely to come in within…
New Arctic Ice Measurement Satellite with “frickin’ lasers on [its] head”
Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure – in unprecedented detail – changes in the heights of…
Arctic Wintertime Sea Ice Extent Is Among Lowest On Record (but not THE lowest)
From NASA Goddard: Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record,…
Quote of the week: "crazy stuff in the Arctic"
The overly excitable director of that National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is at it again. Previously, we’ve heard him declare “death spiral” and “the Arctic is screaming” to…
Bad Science: NSIDC disappears Arctic sea ice extent going back years
From the “Arctic is screaming louder thanks to Mark Serreze and his adjustment shenanigans” department, I don’t think this is going to fly. Some of the adjustments are as much…
Arctic sea ice expanding faster than normal
Ice grew at 5,100 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) per day faster than the average rate of ice growth for the month during October From the National Snow and Ice…
Ugly: President Trump Accused of Obstructing Climate Research
Guest essay by Eric Worrall US and Overseas scientists have accused the Trump Administration of criminal obstruction of climate research, because the US government has not immediately stepped in to…
Fast regrowth in Arctic sea-ice outpaces recent years
Ron Clutz writes at Climate Change Dispatch: Arctic Sea Ice Surges Back During First Half of October Consider the refreezing during the first half of October through yesterday, adding an…
Arctic Ice Natural Variability
By Javier A year ago I wrote an article at WUWT analyzing the recent upward trend in summer Arctic sea ice extent. Despite challenges of statistical irrelevancy, the trend has…
What do we know about Arctic sea ice trends?
A very significant post over at Dr. Curry’s blog ~ctm From Climate Etc. Posted on August 16, 2017 | by Dr. Ronan Connolly & Dr. Michael Connolly Satellite observations indicate…
Major refresh to WUWT's Sea Ice Reference page
One of WUWT’s most read reference pages has been the Sea Ice reference page. For over a year, it could be described with one word, dreadful. The many problems included:…
Sea ice off Newfoundland thickest ever yet another polar bear comes ashore
By Dr. Susan Crockford: Amid reports that ice conditions between Newfoundland and southern Labrador are the worst in living memory, another polar bear was reported ashore in the area —…
Inconvenient finding: Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea
From the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK and the “I can hear sea ice fanatic heads exploding already” department comes this bit of good news. Melting sea ice may lead to more…
“Arctic ice loss driven by natural swings, not just mankind: study”
Guest post by David Middleton From the No Schist, Sherlock files… The “record low wintertime maximum extent” still looks pretty icy. By Alister Doyle | OSLO Natural swings in the…
Oh, darn! Declining Arctic sea ice influences European weather — but isn’t a cause of colder winters
From the UNIVERSITY OF EXETER and the “department of dashed alarm hopes”, comes this surprising study, but alas, it’s just another model, so take it with a grain of salt.…
Claim: Air pollution may have masked mid-20th Century sea ice loss
From the American Geophysical Union: WASHINGTON, DC — Humans may have been altering Arctic sea ice longer than previously thought, according to researchers studying the effects of air pollution on…
Sea ice hit record lows in November #weather
From the UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER and the “one month does not a trend make” department, notice that there is still plenty of ice in the Arctic as shown…
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