This summer may see first ice-free North Pole
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Um, it is only a month away from Sept. I cannot see that amount of ice melting in that period. Tables of the mass of ice in the arctic:
http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/sid/IMB/buoysum.htm
Lookit this set of graphs, particularly the temperature graph:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np_weatherdata.html
In order for the ice to be gone from the north pole, the temperature would have to rise drastically throughout August. I can't see it happening. Ever tried to melt a block of ice 1.9 meters thick in temperatures around 0C? It doesn't happen fast.
http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/sid/IMB/buoysum.htm
Lookit this set of graphs, particularly the temperature graph:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery_np_weatherdata.html
In order for the ice to be gone from the north pole, the temperature would have to rise drastically throughout August. I can't see it happening. Ever tried to melt a block of ice 1.9 meters thick in temperatures around 0C? It doesn't happen fast.
We have reached the apex of Arctic ice-melt for 2008, about 750,000 square km less melt than last year. There is about 3.75 million sq.km. of ice on the Arctic Ocean; so much for an ice-free Arctic. Maybe next year Al and David can rejoice. Bloody AGW's.
On the up side, real estate is quite cheap up that way. Get yours today and be the first on your block to go Arctic!
50/50 huh? I don't believe it, that's too good a prediction for current models; sounds like a wild guess. :lol:
Artic Sea Ice Melt Season Officially Over; ice up over 9% from last year
16 09 2008
We have news from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). They say: The melt is over. And we’ve added 9.4% ice coverage from this time last year. Though it appears NSIDC is attempting to downplay this in their web page announcement today, one can safely say that despite irrational predictions seen earlier this year, we didn’t reach an “ice free north pole” nor a new record low for sea ice extent.
Here is the current sea ice extent graph from NSIDC as of today, notice the upturn, which has been adding ice now for 5 days:
16 09 2008
We have news from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). They say: The melt is over. And we’ve added 9.4% ice coverage from this time last year. Though it appears NSIDC is attempting to downplay this in their web page announcement today, one can safely say that despite irrational predictions seen earlier this year, we didn’t reach an “ice free north pole” nor a new record low for sea ice extent.
Here is the current sea ice extent graph from NSIDC as of today, notice the upturn, which has been adding ice now for 5 days:
Artic Sea Ice Melt Season Officially Over; ice up over 9% from last year
16 09 2008
We have news from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). They say: The melt is over. And we’ve added 9.4% ice coverage from this time last year. Though it appears NSIDC is attempting to downplay this in their web page announcement today, one can safely say that despite irrational predictions seen earlier this year, we didn’t reach an “ice free north pole” nor a new record low for sea ice extent.
Here is the current sea ice extent graph from NSIDC as of today, notice the upturn, which has been adding ice now for 5 days:
Wow, just shy of a record low, I guess climate change has ended.:roll:
I suspect the flat earthers in the denier press will love this.....until next year of course.:lol:
Yup. The climate changes. Mean temps go up & down. How about that?
What's next year gonna be like? Is this ice age gonna last or is it just a spike and in a couple years it'll be even warmer?
What's next year gonna be like? Is this ice age gonna last or is it just a spike and in a couple years it'll be even warmer?
Ah, I haven't seen this thread in a while..... so... um.... yeah... in regards to the thread title.... was this the first ice free north pole?
Not that I heard.
Life goes on.
Not that I heard.
Life goes on.
I think GW is turning into some kind of religion. It's adherents are using the same head in the sand, circular thinking, and appeals to belief that religionists use.
You still need evidence of why the planet is warming up and you need to prove it has anything at all to do with people.
Everybody knows people are polluting the earth but that does not mean we are causing warming. We are causing all kinds of things but warming has not been shown to be one of them.
It is a select few that want to cut their nose of because of it though.