Tag Archives: Glaciology

Climomoronics Law #5 – Everything Must Agree With PIOMAS

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Steven Goddard

Never mind that PIPS2, PIPS3 and Cryosat all show much thicker ice than PIOMAS. Never mind that PIPS2 shows that the ice has thickened by almost one metre since 2008. Corollary #1 – The ice is one metre thick – … Continue reading →

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Leading Arctic Researcher Shows That Glacial Melt Slowed Substantially Since 1952

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Steven Goddard

Reader Kevin O’Neill brought this to my attention. Leading Arctic expert William Carlson said that glaciers in Norway and Alaska lost half their size during the fifty years before 1952. Had that rate of loss continued, there would have been … Continue reading →

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Treehugger : “Arctic Sea Ice Melt On Track To Set New Record Low in 2011″

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Steven Goddard

Arctic Sea Ice Melt On Track To Set New Record Low in 2011 by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY on 07.19.11 http://www.treehugger.com http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/AMSRE_Sea_Ice_Extent.png

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We Can See The Future – But Only The Very Distant Future

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Steven Goddard

Sea level may not go up much any time soon. The Arctic may go through a decade or so without melting any more, temperatures may be going down. But in about 50 years the $hit is really going to hit … Continue reading →

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Ice Free Arctic Forecasts

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Steven Goddard

Scientists ranting about an ice free Arctic is a psychosis that has been going on for almost as long as there have been scientists. http://news.google.com/newspapers http://soa.arcus.org/ NASA climate scientist Jay Zwally said: “At this rate, the Arctic Ocean could be … Continue reading →

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My Arctic Forecast At The Half Way Point

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Steven Goddard

The map above overlays the NSIDC ice age map from April on the current JAXA map. Green is MYI (multi-year ice) and turquoise is 1-2 year old ice. So far the MYI is holding up very nicely. There is very … Continue reading →

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Cargo Ships All Over The Ice-Free Arctic

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Steven Goddard

New ice will start forming in eight weeks. Better send your oil tanker through now, while the ice is only three metres thick. http://www.arctic.io/observations/8/2011-07-14/5-N84.292361-E166.076215  

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