Arctic Sea Ice Watch (towns, droughts, fall, april)

[wawa1992]

It's early June 4th and Alert, Nunavut (right on the coast of the main Arctic ocean) hasn't gone above 27 F / -3 C this year... says something about the sea ice and total lack of open ocean to provide an above-freezing area.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by wawa1992

It's early June 4th and Alert, Nunavut (right on the coast of the main Arctic ocean) hasn't gone above 27 F / -3 C this year... says something about the sea ice and total lack of open ocean to provide an above-freezing area.

Is Arctic sea ice higher than normal this year?

[wawa1992]

Originally Posted by alex985

Is Arctic sea ice higher than normal this year?

Appears to be. Not as high as it was in many years in the 1980s and 1990s but above normal by recent standards.

[Glacierx]

Originally Posted by wawa1992

Appears to be. Not as high as it was in many years in the 1980s and 1990s but above normal by recent standards.

Arctic sea ice is currently at record lows while Antarctic sea ice is currently at record highs. Total global sea ice is above average.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Glacierx

Arctic sea ice is currently at record lows while Antarctic sea ice is currently at record highs. Total global sea ice is above average.

Nice summary! Now tell that to NOAA instead of focusing on the warm melting side only. lol

[Cambium]

here's where the Arctic stands.

[Thunder98]

Originally Posted by Cambium

here's where the Arctic stands.

You don't hear that on the mainstream media.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Thunder98

You don't hear that on the mainstream media.

Not that interesting of a year, unlike 2012. Wouldn't expect it to make much news.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by nei

Not that interesting of a year, unlike 2012. Wouldn't expect it to make much news.

And what did they blame 2012 on? That's what we're talking about, not the "interesting" aspect of it. And that's why more ice or record ice or normal ice wont make the news... doesn't fit "it"

[Cambium]

Guess this isn't interesting enough either.

Two weeks ago it was reported that the worst mid-summer ice conditions in 20 years was preventing the routine delivery of supplies by ship in eastern Hudson Bay, and a Canadian ice breaker had to be called in to help.

Ice conditions hold up resupply of Iqaluit, east Hudson Bay - North - CBC News

"We haven't seen these ice conditions in the eastern part of Hudson Bay this late in the season in, I'd say, two decades," Leclair said.

"There is a large patch of ice that has not melted and is creating problems for shipping."

Here's July 17th I believe in north or East Hudson Bay?




Image is from yesterdays Satellite (August 8th) in the southern part.