Ice Free Arctic Trajectory

 Ice Free Arctic Trajectory

Leading NASA experts say that the Arctic may be ice free this summer. The most likely trajectory is shown above.  Look for 150,000 high temperature records in the Arctic this August.

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13 Responses to Ice Free Arctic Trajectory

  1. avatar Cat Maneker says:

    Thanks for the laugh!

  2. avatar Billy Liar says:

    We all know that spring ice amounts are not related to summer extents because all that thin new ice will melt rapidly (according to NSIDC):

    While the maximum extent occurred slightly later than average, the new ice growth is very thin and likely to melt quickly.

  3. avatar tckev says:

    The latest graph based on the HansenSoft(c) climate modeling, and in cooperation Baskin & Robins experimental data of rapid melting of the classic 1948 Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream cone.

  4. avatar kbray in california says:

    Looks like blood…

    Are those “Hacker Tracks”.?

  5. avatar Jimbo says:

    I’m still waiting for my ice free Arctic – every year.

    By the way some of those old predictions will soon be up for the test this and next summer. Hailing Al Gore. ;) Heh, heh.

    • avatar GregO says:

      Truth be told so am I – waiting for an ice-free arctic that is. It would be cool for a couple of reasons:

      1) One of those crazy British expeditions could actually, theoretically row to the north pole for once.

      2) It would just freeze up again once the sun set up there and we would find that little had changed in the world since probably and almost certainly in human historic times (Minoan warm; Roman warm etc.) it has been ice free in summer just a bit.

      3) We might have a window to do some interesting exploration without all that blasted ice in the way – maybe find a mother-lode of unobtanium or something else cool and bitchen.

      4) Unbelievable and most excellent blog traffic food fights.

  6. avatar intrepid_wanders says:

    I wonder if Connolley is still taking bets?
    http://scienceblogs.com/stoat/2011/05/sea_ice_part_2.php

    And better yet, if he will pay out…

  7. avatar slimething says:

    Connolley is surely going to announce the latest ice extent data any day now.

  8. avatar Hell_Is_Like_Newark says:

    Linked on PJmedia: We are now on the edge of a methane induced holocaust due to melting arctic ice.

    http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21733-arctic-methane-leaks-threaten-climate.html

  9. avatar Ray says:

    So this is how rotten ice looks like…

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