Arctic Ice update

Going to be close, isn't it?

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/current.365.jpg

Overall, the ice is melting at a faster rate now, than compared to
this time last year. It's still about 0.75m sq km shy of where it was
at the end of July 2007, but just lay a straight edge along this
year's melting trend line and extrapolate it. If the ice continues to
melt at the same rate for the next 6 weeks, the 3m mark would be
achieved again at almost exactly the same time as last year - in the
3rd week of August. A new record would then be quite possible during
the next few weeks before widespread freezing starts again.

Lots of caveats, in terms of weather conditions and sea temperatures,
but it will be mightly close and a new record could be established as
easily as not.

NSIDC, measuring ice extent, paints a slaightly different picture:

http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/images/daily_images/N_timeseries.png

However, no change in my odds. 4/5 a new record. Evens the 2007 record
stays intact.

Paul
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Climategate - criminal charges may follow
    ... the mountain and reduced moisture at mid-troposphere. ... "...Scientists say that the melting of Mount Kilimanjaro is part of a trend ... They add that melting is also occurring on Mount Kenya and in the Rwenzori ... The ice sheet that capped Kilimanjaro in 1912 was 85 per cent smaller by ...
    (soc.culture.scottish)
  • Re: OT-The Global Warming Scam.....
    ... I googled on "antarctica melting" and got three-quarters of a ... New research has found that parts of the ice sheet that covers West Antarctica may be getting thicker, not thinner, as scientists have feared. ... That's why everyone is reluctant to definitely to assert that this disintegration, or collapse, or fracture of this ice shelf is definitely related to global climate change. ... The study's lead author, limnologist Peter Doran, an expert on the study of fresh water at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is worried about the cooling's impact on the environment. ...
    (rec.outdoors.rv-travel)
  • Re: What LONG term pick do YOU like? Say 3+ years......
    ... into the sea at an alarming rate, reports CBS correspondent Jerry ... freezing and melting. ... and sea levels are rising far faster and sooner than expected. ... and could have a substantial impact on melting of the polar ice sheets, ...
    (misc.invest.stocks)
  • Arctic Summers Could Be Ice-Free Within a Century
    ... Arctic Summers Could Be Ice-Free Within a Century ... Panel of Scientists Cites Worries About Increased Melting ... they don't expect natural processes to stop Arctic ice loss. ...
    (misc.survivalism)
  • Re: Gore Slams Global Warming Critics On TV
    ... The Washington Post reported that because of melting ice caps and glaciers, ... But melting Arctic ice won't raise sea levels any more than ...
    (rec.arts.tv)