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NSIDC: Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Extent for 2008
Not good news for climate alarmists – sea ice area UP 9.4% over last year’s minimum:
This is a joint announcement with NASA and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. NSIDC scientists provide Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis content, with partial support from NASA.
The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since the dawn of the satellite era. While slightly above the record-low minimum set in 2007, this season further reinforces the strong negative trend in summertime sea ice extent observed over the past thirty years.
NSIDC will issue a formal press release at the beginning of October with full analysis of the possible causes behind this year’s low ice conditions, particularly interesting aspects of the melt season, the set up going into the winter growth season ahead, and graphics comparing this year to the long-term record.
Full NSIDC announcement: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
NSIDC press office: srenfrow@nsidc.org or +1 303.492.1497
NASA announcement: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/sea_ice_nsidc.html
NASA visualizations: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3556 and http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?3547
September 19th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
This is definitely not science,but,talking about sea ice, it may amuse you. I sent it to Philip Stott the other day:
MY LATEST FICTION:
CAPTAIN PUGHWASH AND THE KAYAKONS
[No puppets needed: the originals are even less convincing!]
…as the light from their newly developed solar powered laser icebreaker (constructed from parts righteously recycled from discarded CD recorders) passes harmlessly through the ice and, after a moment’s refraction, cooks a passing cod.
“Whoops, sorry Gaia, ” said Pughwash. “Now let’s see. What was plan B? Ah, yes. Return to the CO2-belching mother ship for a hot shower and some medicinal champagne. Should help thaw the gonads.”
[A while later...]
“Whoops again,” Pughwash howled in distress. “Gaia’s justice, I suppose. Well, didn’t really need those anyway. Can’t raise awareness AND have a girlfriend. Must remain focused.”