Daily Archives: September 14, 2010

Thanks Danielle!

Major Hurricane Igor (135 mph winds)  is targeting Bermuda later in the week. Fortunately it is expected to weaken before getting there. The track takes Igor over cooler water left behind by Hurricane Danielle, which is probably going to save … Continue reading

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Worried About Walruses

Joe Romm is worried today about Walruses hanging out on the beach in Alaska. He thinks it is the fault of human beings who melted the ice by driving their cars thousands of miles away. These animals do not look like they … Continue reading

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Ice Free Waters At 81N In 1922

From the Monthly Weather Review : November, 1922 In August, 1922, the Norwegian Department of Commerce sent an expedition to Spitzbergen and Bear Island under the leadership of Dr. Adolf Hoel, lecturer on geology at the University of Christiania.

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Adaptation Or Mitigation?

Today’s US Open men’s final was delayed again by an extreme weather event (a thunderstorm) no doubt caused by global warming. Rather than spending trillions of dollars to reduce CO2 emissions, they got out some vacuum cleaners and are now … Continue reading

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Ice Continues To Grow Around The Periphery

The modified NSIDC image above shows ice growth over the last three days in green.

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