Ice-Free Arctic Winters In 18 Years

8 Responses to Ice-Free Arctic Winters In 18 Years

1. Andy DC says:

   January 31, 2013 at 2:50 pm

   Death spiral in the making! (sarc)

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2. scizzorbill says:

   January 31, 2013 at 5:19 pm

   Hey! That;s great news. Vineyards spreadin out far and wide.

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3. Ed Caryl says:

   January 31, 2013 at 6:30 pm

   When Asian soot finally melts all the multi-year ice, that curve will bottom out. The limit is probably 10,000 km^3.

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4. tckev says:

   January 31, 2013 at 7:47 pm

   I want it this year. The hysteria from the CAGW d!ck-heads would be the funniest thing, especially when NOTHING really catastrophic follows.

   Like watching a particularly ugly balloon deflate.

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5. Paul Homewood says:

   January 31, 2013 at 11:00 pm

   Where’s the nobhead Ellis these days?

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6. Ivan says:

   February 1, 2013 at 10:20 am

   Maybe I’m the only one, who does not get it, but to me the trend shows there IS something going on with the Arctic ice. I mean, having the ice extent somewhere around median is nice, but according to the chart, ice is obviously getting thinner. Why is that?

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   • Ben says:

     February 1, 2013 at 10:19 pm

     PIOMAS is a model. They have corrected several times to avoid the embarrassing
     earlier-than-expected-zero-model-volume-yet-real-cold-touchable-cubic-kilometers-of-ice scenario.

     http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/28/piomas-arctic-sea-ice-volume-model-corrected-still-appears-suspect/

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     • Ivan says:

       February 3, 2013 at 4:13 pm

       That explains it. I thought it was real (well, as real as you can get) data. Thanks a lot.

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