Above image, edited from Naval Research Laboratory, shows that a large area has developed at the center of the Arctic Ocean with very thin ice, at some places down to virtually zero, i.e. open...
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Sunday, 30 June 2013
Friday, 28 June 2013
The Threat of Wildfires in the North
NASA/NOAA image based on Suomi NPP satellite data from April 2012 to April 2013, with grid addedA new map has been issued by NOAA/NASA. The map shows that most vegetation grows in two bands,...
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Open Water In Areas Around North Pole
In some areas around the North Pole, thickness of the sea ice has declined to virtually zero, i.e. open water.What could have caused this open water? Let’s go through some of the background.North Hemisphere...
Friday, 21 June 2013
Extreme weather becomes the norm - what can you do?
. . a sky that has turned red due to greenhouse gases, while the land is flooded. The handful of people who survived are standing by helplessly on higher grounds, in despair and without hope, while...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Mean Methane Levels reach 1800 ppb
On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958. This is 120...
Monday, 17 June 2013
Arctic Sea Ice September 2013 Projections
What will the Arctic Sea Ice look like in September 2013?Several projections for Arctic sea ice extent are being discussed at places such as ARCUS (Arctic Research Consortium of the United States) and...
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Arctic sea ice thickness falls by 2m in 21 days in some areas
For years, warnings have been raised about the dramatic decline of Arctic sea ice. Various posts at this blog have also analyzed the exponential nature of the decline in summer sea...
Friday, 7 June 2013
Thin Spots developing in Arctic Sea Ice
From the start of 2013, Arctic sea ice extent has roughly followed the same path it did in 2012 when a historic record low was reached, as discussed in a previous post. At the moment, thinner spots...
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
The Tornado Connection to Climate Change
By Paul Beckwith, B.Eng, M.Sc. (Physics),Ph.D. student (Climatology) and Part-time Professor,University of Ottawa“In 2012, 93 percent of natural catastrophes were weather-related...
Update on Arctic Snow and Ice
Above image, adapted from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), shows that Arctic sea ice extent has roughly followed the same path it did in 2012 when it reached a historic record low. Highlighted...
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